out of sorts

Meaning

  1. (idiomatic) Irritable or somewhat unwell, with vague medical symptoms.
  2. (dated) With some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font.

Translations

de mal borràs

uit zijn element

de capa caída

Etymology

Comes from printing terminology where "sort" means a metal type for printing a particular letter.

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