off one's hinges: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • Mentally unbalanced, behaving in a wild or irrational manner; insane.
  • Extremely agitated or out of control emotionally or behaviorally.

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  • After the stress of the move, he was completely off his hinges and couldn’t focus on anything.

    Después del estrés de la mudanza, estaba completamente loco y no podía concentrarse en nada.

  • They said she went off her hinges when she heard the unfair news about her promotion.

    Dijeron que ella perdió la razón cuando escuchó la noticia injusta sobre su ascenso.

  • John tends to go off his hinges under pressure, which makes teamwork difficult.

    John tiende a perder el control bajo presión, lo que dificulta el trabajo en equipo.

• 2.

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  • Detached from or no longer secured by its hinges; dislodged from the hinges.

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  • The old door was off its hinges after the storm, hanging crooked and unusable.

    La vieja puerta estaba fuera de sus bisagras después de la tormenta, colgando torcida e inutilizable.

  • We had to replace the door because it came off its hinges and wouldn’t close properly.

    Tuvimos que reemplazar la puerta porque se salió de sus bisagras y no cerraba bien.

  • The cabinet door fell off its hinges when I tried to open it too quickly.

    La puerta del gabinete se salió de sus bisagras cuando intenté abrirla demasiado rápido.

  • During the renovation, several doors were found to be off their hinges and needed fixing.

    Durante la renovación, se encontró que varias puertas estaban fuera de sus bisagras y necesitaban reparación.