bent out of shape
Example Sentences
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When the picture returns a blade of the drone's propeller at the back of the aircraft can be seen bent out of shape.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2023
It’s a rusty piece of iron, bent out of shape.
From New York Times • May 26, 2021
“When he got bent out of shape, he would act on it in a direct manner.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2020
But Elton did get bent out of shape because a group of us, the day after we arrived in Los Angeles, rented a car and went to Palm Springs.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2019
Father was still all bent out of shape over yesterday’s events.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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