out of order

Definitions

1. Out of normal sequence.
   idiomatic
2. Not functioning properly; not in working order.
   idiomatic
3. Inappropriate or unsuitable.
   idiomatic
4. Not in order: not according with e.g. the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
5. untidy

Equivalents

Examples

“You've got my index cards out of order⟳ again.”

“The lift⟳ is always out of order⟳.”

“With the lift⟳ in the block⟳ still out of order⟳, they climbed the flights and flights of steps. When Dad finally put⟳ the key in the front door, both were weary beyond words.”

“I suppose⟳ my remarks about his wife were out of order⟳.”

“Architas Tarentinus returning from a war, where he had beene Captaine generall, found his house all out of order⟳, husbandrie all spoiled, and by the ill government of his Bailife, his ground all waste⟳ and unmanured […].”

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