be out of one's bearings

be out of one's bearings
(be out of (или lose) one's bearings)
1) потерять ориентировку, заблудиться, сбиться с пути

He became forgetful in annoying and inexplicable ways... Once or twice he lost his bearings in broad daylight. (W. Du Bois, ‘The Ordeal of Mansart’, ch. IX) — Полковник стал непростительно забывчив и рассеян, и это его раздражало... Один или два раза он заблудился среди бела дня.

2) растеряться, запутаться, стать в тупик; ≈ быть выбитым из колеи

Casey felt as if he'd lost his bearings, (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Seven Days in May’, ‘Wednesday Morning’) — Кейси казалось, что он потерял всякую способность ориентироваться в обстановке.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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