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Значение идиомы out of shape
[out of shape] or [out of condition] {adj. phr.} 1. Not in goodcondition; not able to perform well.
Father was out of shape whenhe took a long hike with the boys, and he was stiff and sore the nextday.
Jack’s pitching arm got out of condition during the winter, when he wasn’t using it.
Compare: OUT OF PRACTICE. 2. Not look thesame; changed.
Someone sat on father’s new hat and mashed it. It isnow out of shape.
Contrast: IN SHAPE.
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