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null and void(adjective, idiom, inferior, inadequate)
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out of commission(adjective, idiom, dull, weak)
3
out of order(adjective, idiom, down, broken)
3
out of whack
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not working(adjective, calm, false, down)
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on the blink
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on the fritz
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out of work(adjective, idiom, dull, idle)
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good for nothing(idiom, impotence)
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in abeyance(calm, gentle, still, hidden)
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in holding pattern(adjective, idiom, dull, idle)
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no can do(weak, skill, unfit, inept)
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no go(down, inadequate, feeble, useless)
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no good(weak, skill, stupid, idle)
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not able(weak, skill, unfit, inept)
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not cut out for(weak, skill, unfit, inept)
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not equal to(weak, skill, unfit, inept)
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not up to(weak, skill, unfit, inept)
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not viable(adjective, meaningless, invalid, unsubstantiated)
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of no force
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