throw out of gear

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• throw out of gear — index luxate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• throw out of gear — {v. phr.} 1. To separate the gears of (a car or some other machine) when you want to stop it. * /When John wanted to stop, he threw the car out of gear and braked sharply./ 2. To stop or bother (what someone is doing or planning); confuse; upset …   Dictionary of American idioms

• throw out of gear — {v. phr.} 1. To separate the gears of (a car or some other machine) when you want to stop it. * /When John wanted to stop, he threw the car out of gear and braked sharply./ 2. To stop or bother (what someone is doing or planning); confuse; upset …   Dictionary of American idioms

• throw\ out\ of\ gear — v. phr. 1. To separate the gears of (a car or some other machine) when you want to stop it. When John wanted to stop, he threw the car out of gear and braked sharply. 2. To stop or bother (what someone is doing or planning); confuse; upset. The… …   Словарь американских идиом

• To throw out of gear — Gear Gear (g[=e]r), n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw[=i], garw[=i] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf. {Garb} dress.] 1. Clothing; garments; ornaments. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• throw out of gear — press the clutch; confuse, bewilder …   English contemporary dictionary

• out of gear — See: THROW OUT OF GEAR …   Dictionary of American idioms

• out of gear — See: THROW OUT OF GEAR …   Dictionary of American idioms

• out\ of\ gear — See: throw out of gear …   Словарь американских идиом

• throw-out — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: throw out 1. : an act or instance of throwing out 2. : one that is rejected or discarded the attack on the government was led by envious throw outs George Orwell the throw outs of ten generations, hou …   Useful english dictionary

• throw something out of gear — put/throw/something out of gear phrase to stop something from working as it should Can you sort this thing out? It’s putting my system right out of gear. Thesaurus: to make a machine or piece of machinery stop workinghyponym Main entry: gear …   Useful english dictionary