be on the blink

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Dennis clambered out looking disgruntled. Bloody thing's on the blink.

What's the situation out there? All haywire. Your computers must be on the blink.

I must apologize for keeping you waiting, Miss Stanton, he said formally, indicating a chair and seating himself to face her across a big black desk. My telephone's on the blink.

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