Example
“Weeks of night shifts left her sleep schedule completely out of kilter.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
every which way
CEFR B1in every direction, often in a scattered or disorderly way
Informal
open the floodgates
CEFR B2To remove a restraint and allow something to increase rapidly, often beyond control.
Neutral
fall in line
CEFR B1to obey or accept the rules and expectations set by a group or authority
Neutral
get out of hand
CEFR B1To become impossible to control.
Neutral
go downhill
CEFR B1to become progressively worse in condition, quality, or performance
Neutral
go with the flow
CEFR B1To adjust calmly to circumstances or prevailing behavior instead of resisting them.
Neutral
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.