be put out of sorts
be put out of sorts
old-fashioned To be put in an irritable, grouchy, or unhappy mood; to be made to feel unwell, displeased, or in poor spirits. I must say, I was put quite out of sorts to have been reprimanded like that in front of my colleagues. My wife is always being put out of sorts by the cold weather in this part of the country.
See also: of, out, put, sort
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- put a jerk in it
- put (one's) back into (something)
- put (one's) back to (something)
- put back to
- put (something) in with (someone or something)
- put (something) on the block
- put on the block
- put a cap on
- put a cap on (something)
- put (something) on the shelf