out of circulation

out of cir·cu·la·tion

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Definition of out of circulation words

phrase out of circulation If someone is out of circulation, they do not appear in public or at social gatherings for a period of time. You can also say that someone is out of circulation when they are in prison. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

belly up — If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts.
down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
down for the count — (Idiomatic) Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
down the tubes — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.

floored — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
kaput — ruined; done for; demolished.
nonfunctioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.

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