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put sth out of joint

Definition

to prevent a plan from working correctly: Our whole schedule was put out of joint by the designs arriving a week late.Damaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishing
(Definition of put sth out of joint from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)