Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - off-balance
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Off-balance
off-balance
~ adj 1 in an unsteady position so that you are likely to fall (throw/knock/push sb off-balance) (Lee caught hold of my wrist and pulled me off-balance.) 2 unprepared for something, so that it surprises or shocks you (catch sb off-balance) (This time poor old Simpson had been caught off-balance by events.)
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1. спорт. потеря равновесия (гимнастика) 2. потерявший равновесие he was caught off-balance and knocked down —- он потерял равновесие и упал 3. выведенный из равновесия 4. застигнутый врасплох 5. искаженный, нереальный the off-balance presentation of alternatives —- искаженное представление об имеющихся возможностях ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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{adj. phr.} 1. Not in balance; not able to stand up straight and not fall; not able to keep from turning over or falling; unsteady. * /Never stand up in a canoe; it will get off balance and turn over./ * /Paul was speeding along on his bicycle, when an unexpected hole in the road caught him off balance and he fell over./ 2. Not prepared; not ready; unable to meet something unexpected. * /Our quarterback kept the other team off balance by changing often from line plays to passes and tricky end runs./ * /The teacher's surprise test caught the class off balance, and nearly everyone got a poor mark./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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