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throw off balance

throw off balance verb: to unsettle, to catch by surprise.

Verb

throw off balance (third-person singular simple present throws off balance, present participle throwing off balance, simple past threw off balance, past participle thrown off balance)

  1. (idiomatic) To unsettle, to catch by surprise.

throw off balance meaning in Bengali

throw off balance in Bengali

অস্বস্তিতে ফেলা, বিস্মিত করা

Synonyms of throw off balance

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Forms of throw off balance

third-person singular presentthrows off balance
present participlethrowing off balance
pastthrew off balance
past participlethrown off balance

Questions about throw off balance

What does throw off balance mean?
Throw off balance means to unsettle, to catch by surprise.
What is throw off balance in Bengali?
Throw off balance in Bengali is অস্বস্তিতে ফেলা, বিস্মিত করা. See Throw off balance meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is throw off balance?
Throw off balance is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw off balance?
The past tense of throw off balance is threw off balance.

Words near throw off balance in the dictionary

  1. throw money around
  2. throw money away
  3. throw nickels around like manhole covers
  4. throw of the dice
  5. throw off
  6. throw off balance
  7. throw off on
  8. throw off the trail
  9. throw on
  10. throw one's cap over the windmill
  11. throw one's hat in the ring

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