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Discover Ludwig"off balance" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It refers to a state of being unsteady or unstable, both physically and emotionally. Example: "The sudden gust of wind threw her off balance and she stumbled backwards."
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off balance
adjective
Not physical balanced; not having physical equilibrium.
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Piotrovsky seemed thrown off balance.
"He really kept us off balance".
Again, it threw Fognini off balance.
The thing was pulling him off balance.
I try to keep them off balance.
Varone keeps us off balance, though.
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Preferably, place the suspect off-balance while remaining balanced yourself.
Off-balance sheet financing.
"He never looks off-balance," Higueras said.
"Companies like off-balance-sheet financing".
That keeps the defense off-balance".
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