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Out of whack   /aʊt əv wæk/   Listen
noun
Whack  n.  
1.
A smart resounding blow. (Colloq.)
2.
A portion; share; allowance. (Slang)
3.
An attempt; as, to take a whack at it. (Colloq.)
Out of whack, out of order. (Slang)





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Out of whack" Quotes from Famous Books



... Astro. "You know electronics. But what has that got to do with the instruments going out of whack?" ...
— The Space Pioneers • Carey Rockwell
... hobble on Crutches they put him on the Hay Scales, and he thought the Thing was out of Whack, for he had taken on ...
— Ade's Fables • George Ade
... "All out of whack, you see," explained the draughtsman; "but here are my points, Gilly. One: your house lies quite inland, with four sides to defend: the river and marsh give Rudie's but two and a fraction. Boats? Not hardly: we'd soon stop that, as you'll see, ...
— Dragon's blood • Henry Milner Rideout


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