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bent out of shape









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A metal public phone box is bent out of shape, its sign dangling as it probably has for years.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2025

It’s a rusty piece of iron, bent out of shape.

From New York Times May 26, 2021

“When he got bent out of shape, he would act on it in a direct manner.”

From Washington Post Apr. 9, 2020

People get bent out of shape, but it’s fine; it’s my job.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2019

Or to replace the lockers, most of which were too bent out of shape to be locked anymore.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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