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off the hinges

off the hinges prepositional phrase: in a state of disorder or irregularity.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a state of disorder or irregularity.
    • […] they were enabled to bear it, 'till being distracted by their torments, their understandings were thrown off the hinges […]a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Support of Good Men

off the hinges meaning in Kannada

off the hinges in Kannada

ಅಸ್ತವ್ಯಸ್ತವಾಗಿ, ಸಿಕ್ಕಾಬಟ್ಟೆ, ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ಆಯತಪ್ಪಿ, ಕೆಟ್ಟುಹೋಗಿ, ಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ

Questions about off the hinges

What does off the hinges mean?
Off the hinges means in a state of disorder or irregularity.
What is off the hinges in Kannada?
Off the hinges in Kannada is ಅಸ್ತವ್ಯಸ್ತವಾಗಿ, ಸಿಕ್ಕಾಬಟ್ಟೆ, ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ. See Off the hinges meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is off the hinges?
Off the hinges is a prepositional phrase.

Words near off the hinges in the dictionary

  1. off the grid
  2. off the ground
  3. off the heezay
  4. off the heezies
  5. off the heezy
  6. off the hinges
  7. off the hizzle
  8. off the hizzy
  9. off the hook
  10. off the hooks
  11. off the horn

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