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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