off plumb

off plumb

Not completely or precisely vertical. I think we need to call the builder again because that wall is definitely off plumb.
See also: off, plumb
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (I've) got to take off
  • be off the wall
  • be off for (something)
  • be off for sth
  • bounce off
  • bounce off (of) (someone or something)
  • bounce something off of someone
  • bounce something off someone
  • (Now) where was I?
  • be well off for something
References in periodicals archive
His wife is an obsessed actress more than a little "off plumb." And there are enough shadows and secrets in his home for two lifetimes.
Pawan Mishra's Novel, "Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy" is a Humorous Account of a Unique Robbery
Neylon said the barn withstood the hurricane of 1938, albeit being pushed a tad off plumb, and hadn't budged since then, despite being close to the path of the destructive June 1953 tornado.
75th anniversary of barn noted; Swap continues a tradition
The whole thing tilts slightly off plumb. I can assure you that, crooked sign or not, the community of believers around here truly does welcome visitors with open arms and hearts.
Mile markers of country life: small-town signs illuminate the close-knit fabric of rural communities
The highest-drawer palindromic statements invoke a picture of the world that is a bubble off plumb yet somehow of our world.
On Palindromes
* One Bubble Off Plumb [discussing the atmosphere for creative thinking]
The Six-Month Fix. (Book Review)
Ross went seven bubbles off plumb, crazy as a peach-orchard boar, and announced the trouble with the schools is TOO MUCH FOOTBALL.
H. Ross went seven bubbles off plumb (and other tales); letter from Texas