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Out of kilter

//ˌaʊt əv ˈkɪltə// prep_phrase

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  1. 1
    Askew, disturbed; not adjusted or working properly; out of order. idiomatic

    "I stayed up late to watch a movie, and my entire sleeping schedule has been out of kilter ever since."

Etymology

From out of + kilter, kelter (“good condition, form, or order; fettle”). The latter word is of uncertain origin, but appears widely in a British dialect and also in the United States.

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