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throws off balance

throws off balance is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw off balance.

Meaning of throw off balance

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.

Questions about throws off balance

What is throws off balance the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Throws off balance is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw off balance.

Words near throws off balance in the dictionary

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

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