- something is haywire
- something is wrong or broken, go haywire
Something is haywire with my back. I can't move.
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something is haywire
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haywire — [[t]he͟ɪwaɪə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If something goes haywire, it goes out of control or starts doing the wrong thing. [INFORMAL] Many Americans think their legal system has gone haywire … English dictionary
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