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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are thrown off" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is confused or distracted, often due to unexpected circumstances.
Example: "When the meeting started an hour late, many participants were thrown off and struggled to focus on the agenda."
Alternatives: "are confused" or "are disrupted".
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Customary owners are thrown off land they think of as theirs.
Plot is charted, characters sketched, when the plans for writing are thrown off track.
They upset the imperious Dean Hardscrabble Helen Mirrenn) and are thrown off the scarer programme.
The shackles of expectation are thrown off to produce sometimes astonishing results, enabling a mapping-out of new sonic possibilities.
In the ripieno classico ($14), a stuffing of tomatoes, smoked mozzarella and ricotta are thrown off by unpleasantly large and chewy pieces of soppressata.
"When you criticize the president, you are thrown off the air," Mr. Stern told his national audience, along with reporters assembled in his New York studio.
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Down here, internal compasses are thrown off-course.
If you are thrown off-balance from the line consider rolling through the fall to limit the impact.
"These bodies are throwing off heat.
Now they're buying because groups are throwing off cash".
Most of its businesses are thriving and many are throwing off large quantities of cash.
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