be on the bum

To not be working correctly or properly; to be out of order; broken. My car has been on the bum ever since I let my brother borrow it for the weekend. I think our washing machine is on the bum—these clothes are all sopping wet and don't smell clean!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brielle	-	English (Modern)
Aleixo	ə-LAY-shoo (Portuguese), a-LAY-shaw (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Sotiria	-	Greek
Saburo	sah-boo-ṙo:	Japanese
Thea	[θiə]
Armen	-	Armenian