out of kilter

USAGE NOTE
This phrase may also be written "out of kelter."
out of kilter
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. desajustado
The mechanism of that old grandfather clock is out of kilter.El mecanismo de ese viejo reloj de pie está desajustado.
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