bent out of shape
Example Sentences
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"Sometimes they were getting bent out of shape. I was having to go back and get them fixed all the time."
From BBC
A metal public phone box is bent out of shape, its sign dangling as it probably has for years.
From BBC
When the picture returns a blade of the drone's propeller at the back of the aircraft can be seen bent out of shape.
From BBC
“He gets all bent out of shape. We’ve got to get him to understand to just calm down a little bit.”
From Washington Post
Or to replace the lockers, most of which were too bent out of shape to be locked anymore.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.