bent out of shape
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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 • Mar. 16, 2023
It’s a rusty piece of iron, bent out of shape.
From New York Times • May 26, 2021
But Elton did get bent out of shape because a group of us, the day after we arrived in Los Angeles, rented a car and went to Palm Springs.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2019
Jon Stewart replied to Mitch McConnell's claim that he was "bent out of shape" for asking Congress to expand a health fund for 9/11 first responders:
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2019
“What are you all bent out of shape about?”
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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