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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

My husband got all bent out of shape and said to our child that he guesses they can no longer play that game.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2022

Among them is that the pans in his restaurant — like in most professional kitchens — get so banged up and bent out of shape that they may not even work on an induction cooktop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

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

From New York Times ● May 26, 2021

“What are you all bent out of shape about?”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko




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