be out of sorts

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Rangnick will also have noted that for all United's defensive intentions in that first half, they were careless in possession and invited Chelsea pressure, especially Bruno Fernandes as he continues to be out of sorts.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2021

Not liking to be out of sorts, I turned to him, and with the best kind of good nature told him not to come within grasping distance.

From The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth by Templeton, Timothy

And likely they will be out of sorts.

From Walter and the Wireless by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

"Don't you know what it is to be out of sorts?"

From A Crooked Path A Novel by Alexander, Mrs.

So would you be out of sorts if you'd lost your run and had to pick a young woman out of the water.

From The Eustace Diamonds by Trollope, Anthony