out of commission in English

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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "out of commission",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1962 June, “Diesel economy analysed—a postscript”, in Modern Railways, page 422",
          "text": "At the same time, the valves, pistons, motion and brakegear plus ancillary equipment is overhauled, putting the locomotive out of commission for about 26 to 30 days.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 July 2, Scot Lehigh, “Making (no) sense of police details”, in Boston Globe",
          "text": "A traffic light was out of commission, leaving motorists to sort their way through an occasionally busy intersection.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not operational; not functioning properly."
      ],
      "id": "en-out_of_commission-en-prep_phrase-KInP-8l4",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "broken"
        },
        {
          "word": "out of order"
        },
        {
          "word": "out of service"
        },
        {
          "word": "out of order"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "out of commission"
}

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        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
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      "expansion": "out of commission",
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          "ref": "1962 June, “Diesel economy analysed—a postscript”, in Modern Railways, page 422",
          "text": "At the same time, the valves, pistons, motion and brakegear plus ancillary equipment is overhauled, putting the locomotive out of commission for about 26 to 30 days.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 July 2, Scot Lehigh, “Making (no) sense of police details”, in Boston Globe",
          "text": "A traffic light was out of commission, leaving motorists to sort their way through an occasionally busy intersection.",
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        }
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        "Not operational; not functioning properly."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "broken"
        },
        {
          "word": "out of order"
        },
        {
          "word": "out of service"
        },
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          "word": "out of order"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "out of commission"
}

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"out of commission" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase