单词 | out of sorts |
释义 | out of sortsSEE SYNONYMS FOR out of sorts ON THESAURUS.COM 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] Words nearby out of sortsout-of-round, out of season, out of shape, out-of-sight, Out of sight, out of mind, out of sorts, out of square, out-of-state, out-of-stater, out of step, out of stock The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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