out of joint
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishout of jointout of jointa) HBHif a bone in your body is out of joint, it has been pushed out of its correct position b) EFFECTIVEif a system, group etc is out of joint, it is not working properly Something is out of joint in our society. → put somebody’s nose out of joint → jointExamples from the Corpusout of joint• The climate seems out of joint.