out of kilter
Askew, disturbed; not adjusted or working properly; out of order.
I stayed up late to watch a movie, and my entire sleeping schedule has been out of kilter ever since.
kilter
UK /ˈkɪltə/ US /ˈkɪltɚ/
noun 2
Collocations
2KILTER + NOUN
system
PREP.
in, out
Definitions
noun
1
Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle.
not in kilter
[T]hey are either round-shouldered, knock-kneed, bow-legged, or parrot-toed; some are also badly cross-eyed. It seems as if they can see two different ways at the same time. Jack says they are lop-sided and out of kilter altogether.
noun
1
A hand of playing cards which is useless.
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Synonyms
noun — in working order
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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not in kilter
Wiktionary02
[T]hey are either round-shouldered, knock-kneed, bow-legged, or parrot-toed; some are also badly cross-eyed. It seems as if they can see two different ways at the same time. Jack says they are lop-sid
Wiktionary03
[H]e lived on tinned tomatoes, beef embalmed and sourdough bread, / On rusty beans and bacon furred with mould; / His stomach’s out of kilter and his system full of lead, / But it's over, and his poke
Wiktionary04
Ignoring feelings of tiredness knocks our body clocks out of kilter.
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