throw into disorder
Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words
to disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of something
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Examples (10)
- A sudden gust of wind can throw the papers into disorder.
- The unexpected news threw their carefully laid plans into disorder.
- His careless actions threw the entire project into disorder.
- The protests threw the city into disorder for several days.
- A single misplaced piece can throw a complex system into disorder.
- The children's play often throws the living room into disorder.
- The hacker attack threw the company's network into disorder.
- War can throw an entire nation's economy into disorder.
- He purposefully threw his opponent's strategy into disorder with a surprise move.
- The sudden change in leadership threw the organization into disorder.