put someone off their stride

put (one) off (one's) stride

To disturb, distract from, or interfere with what one is doing, such that they are unable to do it well. It really put me off my stride to have my parents watching while I worked on my painting. The boxer tried to put his opponent off his stride by getting in his face right before the fight.

put someone off their stride

BRITISH

If something puts you off your stride, it stops you from concentrating on what you are doing, so that you do not do it as well as usual. It was clearly a tactic designed to put his opponent off his stride. Note: The verbs knock and throw are sometimes used instead of put. Perhaps a few jokes during the game will knock Chris off his stride. Compare with put someone off their stroke.

词组	put someone off their stride
释义	put someone off their stride put (one) off (one's) stride To disturb, distract from, or interfere with what one is doing, such that they are unable to do it well. It really put me off my stride to have my parents watching while I worked on my painting. The boxer tried to put his opponent off his stride by getting in his face right before the fight. See also: off, put, stride Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. put someone off their stride BRITISH If something puts you off your stride, it stops you from concentrating on what you are doing, so that you do not do it as well as usual. It was clearly a tactic designed to put his opponent off his stride. Note: The verbs knock and throw are sometimes used instead of put. Perhaps a few jokes during the game will knock Chris off his stride. Compare with put someone off their stroke. See also: off, put, someone, stride Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: put (one) off (one's) stride put one off one's stride put one off stride put somebody off their stride/stroke put someone off their stroke put (one) off (one's) stroke stride for stride drive (one) to distraction drive someone to distraction drive to distraction
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