out of shape
Example Sentences
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Sir Martyn says this "strong profit motive... bends the system out of shape".
From BBC
In a couple of weeks Cooper Jr.’s catch will be poorly “recreated” at Thanksgiving touch football games by out of shape goofballs like me who have no business playing any football.
This is just me talking, but: If you’re feeling out of shape, you aren’t agreeing to do a fashion shoot in an ice bath.
"Sometimes they were getting bent out of shape. I was having to go back and get them fixed all the time."
From BBC
It's a delicate science, and any tiny inaccuracy in the data can skew things - or knock it out of shape.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.