out of commission
Meaning
out of commission
Not operational; not functioning properly.
Synonyms: broken, out of order, out of service; see also Thesaurus:out of order
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out-of-commission
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Well you'll have to wait 'til tomorrow. I'm out of commission." He pointed at himself. "Look. Jammies.
I can tell you that the Canadian intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been providing outstanding co-operation with our intelligence and law enforcement agencies as we work together to track down terrorists here in North America and put them out of commission.
But the lawsuit that followed—regarding who actually owned the rights to the band name "Fleetwood Mac"—put the real Fleetwood Mac out of commission for almost a year.
It probably is very close to the exact price of taking the train out of commission, retrofitting, then repeating.
The Black Mariah lift, which hauls skiers and snowboarders up to the runs on the eastern side of the mountain, is out of commission this season, as the resort has said the lift needs a new haul cable.
The office of Lord High Admiral passed a number of times in and out of commission until 1709 after which the office was almost permanently in commission (the last Lord High Admiral being the future King William IV in the early 19th century).