KK19

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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