OUT OF KILTER Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, out of whack . Not properly adjusted, not working well, out of order. For example, This whole schedule is out of kilter with the rest of our projects , or The wheels on the trailer are out of whack . The first term, also spelled kelter , dates from the early 1600s and its origin is not known. The precise allusion of the variant, a colloquial term dating from the late 1800s, is also unclear. Possibly it relates to a whack , or blow, throwing something off, or some suggest, to wacky , that is, “crazy.”

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Sometimes the bills being issued are not only late, but also out of kilter with the amount of energy the customer believes they used.

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“The world is out of kilter,” she later tells us.

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There were, however, occasional moments of good fortune during a knock which was completely out of kilter with the way most of Australia's players have approached this match.

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But Francis Green, professor of work and education economics at University College London, said the “hullabaloo” about the policy is out of kilter given the amount it is projected to raise - 2.6% of the £57bn England schools budget.

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Mr Rodríguez says that during daylight hours, when solar energy output is particularly strong, the supply-demand balance can be pushed out of kilter, having an impact on prices.

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