Meanings
prepositional phrase
- In a state of disorder or irregularity.
[…] they were enabled to bear it, 'till being distracted by their torments, their understandings were thrown off the hinges […]
a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Support of Good Men
Cite this entry
APA
off the hinges. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20hinges
MLA
“off the hinges.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20hinges. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off the hinges,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20hinges.
Source: off the hinges on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.