out of w(h)ack

out of w(h)ack
*out of w(h)ack
1. crazy, silly, or irrational. (*Typically: be \out of w(h)ack.) •

Why do you always act as if you're out of whack?

I'm not out of wack. I'm eccentric.

2. Fig. out of adjustment; to be out of order. (*Typically: be \out of w(h)ack; get \out of w(h)ack.) •

I'm afraid that my watch is out of whack.

The elevator is out of wack. We'll have to walk up.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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