out of shape

idiom

: not in the usual shape

The bike's rim was all out of shape.

: so as not to be in the usual shape

The wire cage was all twisted out of shape.

: not in a physically strong and healthy condition

out of shape from lack of exercise

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The siblings kidded Chris about being out of shape. —

Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 20 June 2023 All of our favorite hats are easy to pack, and don't get bent completely out of shape from being squashed into a suitcase or a backpack. —

Anna Lane, USA TODAY, 19 May 2021 One episode climaxes with an act of violence on a scale that would completely upend life in the city for quite some time, yet it’s treated as an event that only relates to the Touched and the people who are bent out of shape about them. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2021 Bernardo’s run down the right of the box pulled Inter defense out of shape. —

James Robson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for out of shape

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