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Idioms and Phrases

Irritable, grouchy, as in Don't ask him today—he's out of sorts . This expression also implies that one's poor spirits result from feeling slightly ill. [Early 1600s] The synonym out of humor , on the other hand, used more in Britain than America, simply means “ill-tempered” or “irritable.” [Mid-1600s]

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The Clippers played perhaps their best defense of the series, holding the Nuggets to 40.3% shooting and 26.9% from three-point range while keeping their offense out of sorts all game.

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You have guessed by now that this is a show full of confrontation and secrets and characters generally out of sorts; any happy interlude is liable to lead to an argument, any gathering to a fistfight or someone who should know better shooting their mouth off.

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Second seed Swiatek, playing with increased security in Miami after being verbally abused by an "aggressive and taunting" fan, was completely out of sorts as she lost 6-2 7-5 to the world number 140.

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Having received a first-round bye, world number three Alcaraz was completely out of sorts - making a host of sloppy mistakes which pointed to a drop in concentration and confidence.

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And Hachimura, limited to 18 minutes, looked out of sorts off the bench and only scored five points.

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Out of sight, out of mind out of square

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