off one's hinge

English

Prepositional phrase

off one's hinge

  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of off one's hinges.
    • 1928, Chester K. Steele, The Great Radio Mystery‎, page 208:
      Why, Albro was quite off his hinge one time. They had to put him in a sanitarium.
    • 1970, Keith Laumer, The World Shuffler‎, page 120:
      “Oh, I see. The solitude has driven you off your hinge. Rather ironic, actually,” he added with a hollow chuckle.
    • 2001, Jon Redfern, The Boy Must Die, unnumbered page:
      “He's got a couple of hysterical people in there with him. The mother is right off her hinge. She's brought along her boyfriend. Chief is trying to calm them down.”
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:off one's hinge.
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