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

Both men appeared to be out of sorts.

From The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine by Stratemeyer, Edward

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

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

Like most old people, he liked his ease, and was apt to be out of sorts, if meals were kept waiting.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 by Various