The explosion put the engine out of commission.
After her knee surgery, she was out of commission for about eight weeks.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
out of commission — Commission Com*mis sion, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See {Commit}.] 1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. [1913 Webster] Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
out of commission — {adj. phr.} 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. * /When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission./ Contrast: IN COMMISSION(1). 2. Not in use or not working; so that it cannot work or be used. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
out of commission — {adj. phr.} 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. * /When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission./ Contrast: IN COMMISSION(1). 2. Not in use or not working; so that it cannot work or be used. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
out of commission — ► broken or not available to be used: put sth/take sth out of commission »In Port Arthur, three major refineries were taken out of commission by power failures. → See also DECOMMISSION(Cf. ↑decommission), EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY… … Financial and business terms
out of commission — NOT IN SERVICE, not in use, unserviceable; not working, inoperative, out of order; down. → commission * * * not in service; not in working order ■ (of a person) unable to work or function normally, esp. through illness or injury * * * out of… … Useful english dictionary
out\ of\ commission — adj. phr. 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission. Contrast: in commission(1) 2. Not in use or not working; so that it cannot work or be used. The… … Словарь американских идиом
out of commission — adjective Not operational or not functioning properly. One pair of handcuffs will put both hands out of commission. Syn: broken, out of order, out of service … Wiktionary
out of commission — ► in (or out of) commission in (or not in) use or working order. Main Entry: ↑commission … English terms dictionary
out of commission — not operating, out of order My brain is out of commission. I can t think today … English idioms
out of commission — more than half of our original computers are out of commission Syn: not in service, not in use, unserviceable; not working, inoperative, out of order, malfunctioning, broken, down … Thesaurus of popular words
