HAYWIRE


Meaning of HAYWIRE in English

/ ˈheɪwaɪə(r); NAmE / adjective

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IDIOMS

- go haywire

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent. (originally US): from hay + wire , from the use of hay-baling wire in makeshift repairs.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.