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Out of whack   /aʊt əv wæk/   Listen
noun
Whack  n.  
1.
A smart resounding blow. (Colloq.)
2.
A portion; share; allowance. (Slang)
3.
An attempt; as, to take a whack at it. (Colloq.)
Out of whack, out of order. (Slang)





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"Out of whack" Quotes from Famous Books



... hobble on Crutches they put him on the Hay Scales, and he thought the Thing was out of Whack, for he had taken on ...
— Ade's Fables • George Ade
... Astro. "You know electronics. But what has that got to do with the instruments going out of whack?" ...
— The Space Pioneers • Carey Rockwell
... "All out of whack, you see," explained the draughtsman; "but here are my points, Gilly. One: your house lies quite inland, with four sides to defend: the river and marsh give Rudie's but two and a fraction. Boats? Not hardly: we'd soon stop that, as you'll see, ...
— Dragon's blood • Henry Milner Rideout


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