If a machine or appliance is temporarily out of order: “My sewing machine ________.” [Early QRs: If it’s out of order: “My sewing machine is ________.”]
| IS ON THE BLINK | 383 |
| IS ON THE BUM | 84 |
| IS ON THE FRITZ | 75 |
| IS OUT OF WHACK | 73 |
| BROKE DOWN | 63 |
| IS BROKEN | 54 |
| IS OUT OF KILTER | 39 |
| IS OUT OF ORDER | 37 |
| HAS CONKED OUT | 36 |
| IS OUT OF FIX | 32 |
| IS BROKE | 27 |
| IS BROKE DOWN | 27 |
| WON’T WORK | 26 |
| IS OUT OF COMMISSION | 24 |
| CONKED OUT | 15 |
| IS KAPUT | 15 |
| IS BROKEN DOWN | 14 |
| ISN’T WORKING | 14 |
| QUIT | 14 |
| BUSTED | 13 |
| IS BUSTED | 13 |
| WENT HAYWIRE | 13 |
| OUT OF COMMISSION | 12 |
| OUT OF WHACK | 12 |
| IS NOT WORKING | 11 |
| IS ON THE HUMMER | 11 |
| NR | 11 |
| BROKEN DOWN | 10 |
| BROKE | 9 |
| HAYWIRE | 9 |
| NEEDS FIXING | 9 |
| HAS GONE ON THE BLINK | 8 |
| IS HAYWIRE | 7 |
| DOESN’T WORK | 6 |
| HAS GONE FLOOEY | 6 |
| GONE HAYWIRE | 5 |
| IS OUT OF REPAIR | 5 |
| WON’T RUN | 5 |
| HAS GONE HAYWIRE | 4 |
| IS ON THE SHELF | 4 |
| NEEDS REPAIRING | 4 |
| QUIT ON ME | 4 |
| WENT ON THE BLINK | 4 |
| DON’T WORK | 3 |
| GAVE OUT | 3 |
| HAS BROKEN | 3 |
| HAS GONE KAFLOOEY | 3 |
| HAS GONE KAFLOONK | 3 |
| HAS QUIT | 3 |
| IS ACTING UP | 3 |
| IS DISABLED | 3 |
| IS ON ITS LAST LEGS | 3 |
| IS ON THE BLINKS | 3 |
| IS TORN UP | 3 |
| ISN’T RUNNING | 3 |
| OUT OF FIX | 3 |
| REFUSES TO WORK | 3 |
| FOULED UP | 2 |
| GONE FLOOEY | 2 |
| HAS BROKEN DOWN | 2 |
| HAS GONE BAD | 2 |
| HAS GONE KAPLUNK | 2 |
| HAS GONE ON THE BUM | 2 |
| HAS HAD IT | 2 |
| IS CONKED OUT | 2 |
| IS DOWN | 2 |
| IS GONE BAD | 2 |
| IS GONE ON THE BLINK | 2 |
| IS LAID UP | 2 |
| IS OUT OF KELTER | 2 |
| IS OUT OF LINE | 2 |
| IS OUT OF SHAPE | 2 |
| IS TORE UP | 2 |
| ISN’T WORKING RIGHT | 2 |
| JUST WON’T WORK | 2 |
| MESSED UP | 2 |
| NEEDS REPAIR | 2 |
| NEEDS REPAIRS | 2 |
| WENT KAFLOOEY | 2 |
| WENT KAPUT | 2 |
| AIN’T WHAT SHE USED TO BE | 1 |
| AUSGESPIELT | 1 |
| BALKED | 1 |
| BLEW A FUSE | 1 |
| BROKEN DONE | 1 |
| CALVED | 1 |
| CAVED IN | 1 |
| DIED | 1 |
| DIED ON ME | 1 |
| DISCOMBOBULATED | 1 |
| DOESN’T RUN | 1 |
| DOESN’T SEW | 1 |
| DOESN’T SEW WORTH A CONTINENTAL | 1 |
| DON’T SEW | 1 |
| FAILED | 1 |
| GAVE UP THE GHOST | 1 |
| GIVE UP THE GHOST | 1 |
| GONE BLANK | 1 |
| GONE KAFLOOEY | 1 |
| GONE KAFLUNK | 1 |
| GONE ON THE BLINK | 1 |
| GONE POOEY | 1 |
| GONE TO DOG | 1 |
| GONE WRONG | 1 |
| GOOFED UP | 1 |
| HAS BALKED | 1 |
| HAS BLOWED UP | 1 |
| HAS BLOWN UP | 1 |
| HAS BROKE DOWN | 1 |
| HAS FAILED | 1 |
| HAS GONE | 1 |
| HAS GONE BLOOEY | 1 |
| HAS GONE DEAD | 1 |
| HAS GONE KAFLUNK | 1 |
| HAS GONE KAPUT | 1 |
| HAS GONE KERPLUNK | 1 |
| HAS GONE OSKAWIWI | 1 |
| HAS GONE TO THE BAD | 1 |
| HAS GONE WRONG | 1 |
| HAS PLAYED OUT | 1 |
| HAS QUIT ON ME | 1 |
| HAS SEEN ITS BETTER DAYS | 1 |
| HAS SHUT DOWN | 1 |
| HAS SLIPPED A STITCH | 1 |
| HAS TO GO TO THE SHOP | 1 |
| IS ALL BROKE | 1 |
| IS ALL BROKEN | 1 |
| IS ALL FUCKED UP | 1 |
| IS ALL HAYWIRE | 1 |
| IS BLOWED UP | 1 |
| IS CARRYING ON | 1 |
| IS CUTTING UP | 1 |
| IS FALLING APART | 1 |
| IS GEFLUMMOXED | 1 |
| IS GIVE OUT | 1 |
| IS GONE CUCKOO | 1 |
| IS GONE HAYWIRE | 1 |
| IS GONE KAPUT | 1 |
| IS GONE ON THE BUM | 1 |
| IS GONE UP THE SPOUT | 1 |
| IS IN A BAD FIX | 1 |
| IS IN BAD SHAPE | 1 |
| IS IN DISREPAIR | 1 |
| IS IN NEED OF REPAIRS | 1 |
| IS IN THE WORST FIX | 1 |
| IS LAID UP FOR REPAIRS | 1 |
| IS MISSING | 1 |
| IS NO DARN GOOD | 1 |
| IS NOT IN WORKING CONDITION | 1 |
| IS NOT PERKING | 1 |
| IS NOT RUNNING | 1 |
| IS NOT WORKING RIGHT | 1 |
| IS NOT WORTH A HOOT | 1 |
| IS ON A BENDER | 1 |
| IS ON A STRIKE | 1 |
| IS ON THE BEND | 1 |
| IS ON THE BLITZ | 1 |
| IS ON THE DINK | 1 |
| IS ON THE HUMP | 1 |
| IS ON THE MEND | 1 |
| IS ON THE QUITS | 1 |
| IS ON THE SICK-LIST | 1 |
| IS ON THE WORN-OUT SIDE | 1 |
| IS OUT | 1 |
| IS OUT OF SORTS | 1 |
| IS OUT OF STITCH | 1 |
| IS OUT OF TIME | 1 |
| IS QUIT | 1 |
| IS SHOT | 1 |
| IS SKIPPING | 1 |
| IS STUBBORN | 1 |
| IS WHACKY | 1 |
| IS WORE OUT | 1 |
| ISN’T FUNCTIONING | 1 |
| JUST DOESN’T WORK | 1 |
| JUST QUIT | 1 |
| JUST WON’T MOVE A PEG | 1 |
| KAPUTST | 1 |
| KICKED UP | 1 |
| NEEDS A DOCTOR | 1 |
| NEEDS A REPAIR MAN | 1 |
| NEEDS ATTENTION | 1 |
| NEEDS HELP | 1 |
| NEEDS WORKING ON | 1 |
| PITCHIN’ FIT | 1 |
| PLUNKED OUT | 1 |
| POOPED OUT | 1 |
| REFUSED TO MOVE | 1 |
| REFUSES TO RUN | 1 |
| TOOK OUT | 1 |
| TOOK OUT ON ME | 1 |
| WENT BAD | 1 |
| WENT KAFLOP | 1 |
| WENT KAPLOOEY | 1 |
| WENT KAPLUNK | 1 |
| WENT KERFLOOEY | 1 |
| WENT ON THE BUM | 1 |
| WENT ON THE FRITZ | 1 |
| WENT OUT | 1 |
| WENT TO PUNK | 1 |
| WENT TO THE BAD | 1 |
| WHACKED OUT | 1 |
| WON’T GO | 1 |
| WON’T SEW | 1 |
| WON’T STITCH | 1 |
| WORE OUT | 1 |
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