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Meanings of knock askew in English

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Usage of knock askew in English
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Now, something has knocked askew the calibrations developed over thousands of years.
Idiot america: how stupidity became a virtue in the land of the ...
2
As the planet's chemistry and equilibrium were knocked askew, the oceans seethed.
The wave: in pursuit of the rogues, freaks and giants of the oce...
3
His glasses and bike helmet were still on but knocked askew.
Consent to kill: a thriller
4
In their frenzy, Temeraire and Lien had just knocked askew a column of the stage.
Throne of Jade
5
Kellaras said nothing, forcing himself to admit to having been knocked askew by the captain's words.
Forge of Darkness
6
Orman found shattered trunks and trees that had been knocked askew and were now leaning drunkenly.
Assail
7
The second prisoner was also an Indian, tall with eyeglasses knocked askew on his narrow face.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
8
She looked around at the chaos she'd created: chair knocked askew, papers spread across on the floor.
The Golem and the Jinni
9
With a sigh of resignation, she bent and straightened the blanket she'd knocked askew when she'd stumbled.
Faith
10
Pockets, at the back edge of the crowd, was the first to look up, floppy cap knocked askew.
Hook
11
My goggles had been knocked askew.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
12
He felt knocked askew, and what galled him the most was that he understood, with absolute clarity, the Azathanai's argument.
Forge of Darkness
13
Her bonnet had been knocked askew in the tussle with her uncle and her curls were falling into her eyes.
The viscount and the virgin
14
'Bless you, bless you,' says Agnes, tottering ahead, yet tilting backward, her internal plumb-line knocked askew.
The crimson petal and the white
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It was exactly as she had left it the day before: towels slung on doorknobs, one of the pillows knocked askew.
A change in altitude
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But the tank was bone dry, and the tail was knocked askew, so Johnny had to give up thinking about it.
Skyrider