out-of-joint
Example Sentences
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To the extent they acknowledged a world out of joint, it was in generalized calls for love and cooperation.
From Los Angeles Times
ANSWER: We do vital research that shows the potential harms of online platforms, and we know that that puts the noses out of joint for some very powerful people.
From Barron's
“Nobody’s got their nose out of joint.”
It isn't just among the fly-halves that England have people out of position and noses out of joint.
From BBC
“That was terrible,” he began, “but actually, and I actually told the Emir, this was one of the things that brought us all together, because it was so out of joint that it sort of got everybody to do what they have to do.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
