out of joint

ausgerenkt

Ein Knochen ist an einem Gelenk aus seiner normalen Lage gerutscht.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: put something out of joint (The fall put his elbow out of joint.)

Synonyme: dislocated

Häufige Wendungen: shoulder out of joint, hip out of joint

aus den Fugen

Dinge sind schlecht geordnet oder funktionieren nicht mehr so, wie sie sollten.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: in disorder, in disarray

Gegenteile: in order

Häufige Wendungen: world out of joint, life out of joint

nicht im Einklang

Nicht zu etwas anderem passen oder damit übereinstimmen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: out of joint with something (His ideas are out of joint with modern life.)

Synonyme: out of step, at odds

Gegenteile: in harmony

Häufige Wendungen: out of joint with, ideas out of joint