out of joint

lussato

Si dice di un osso uscito dalla sua posizione normale in un'articolazione.

In inglese semplice: A bone has moved out of its normal position where it joins another bone.

• His shoulder is out of joint.
• The doctor found her finger out of joint.
• Could that fall have put your hip out of joint?

Come si usa: put something out of joint (The fall put his elbow out of joint.)

Sinonimi: dislocated

Espressioni comuni: shoulder out of joint, hip out of joint

sconvolto, in disordine

Si dice quando le cose sono disorganizzate o non funzionano più come dovrebbero.

In inglese semplice: Things are badly organized or no longer working as they should.

• The whole world seemed out of joint.
• After the move, our lives felt out of joint.
• War left the affairs of the country out of joint.

Sinonimi: in disorder, in disarray

Contrari: in order

Espressioni comuni: world out of joint, life out of joint

in disaccordo

Che non si accorda o non si adatta bene a qualcos'altro.

In inglese semplice: Not matching or fitting well with something else.

• Her views seem out of joint with ours.
• The rules were out of joint with local customs.
• His expectations felt out of joint with reality.

Come si usa: out of joint with something (His ideas are out of joint with modern life.)

Sinonimi: out of step, at odds

Contrari: in harmony

Espressioni comuni: out of joint with, ideas out of joint