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off one's hinges

off one's hinges prepositional phrase: unstable or irrational; crazy.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Unstable or irrational; crazy.
    • 'She’s hysterical already,' he murmured gloomily. 'She'll fly off her hinges if you suggest it.'1995, John Sherwood, Bones Gather No Moss, page 164
    • “Yeah, I’m okay,” she answers with Zen calm, as if she wasn’t completely off her hinges a minute ago.2008, Debbie Reed Fisher, Swimming with the Sharks, page 196

Forms of off one's hinges

alternative formoff one's hinge

Questions about off one's hinges

What does off one's hinges mean?
Off one's hinges means unstable or irrational; crazy.
What part of speech is off one's hinges?
Off one's hinges is a prepositional phrase.

Words near off one's hinges in the dictionary

  1. off one's feed
  2. off one's game
  3. off one's guard
  4. off one's head
  5. off one's hinge
  6. off one's hinges
  7. off one's meds
  8. off one's nut
  9. off one's nuts
  10. off one's onion
  11. off one's own back

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