on the blink
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishon the blinkon the blinkspokenBROKEN not working properly My computer’s on the blink again. → blinkExamples from the Corpuson the blink• Your computers must be on the blink.• No sooner does one learn to avoid one station than another goes on the blink.• One of the North Sea rigs has gone on the blink.• Your link's on the blink.• The radio's on the blink again.• The blasted thing's on the blink again.