be on the bum



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!
See also: bum, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lalawethika-Native American, Shawnee
Ayre[eə]
Dionysios-Greek, Ancient Greek
LyraLIE-rə (English), LEE-rə (English)Astronomy
Faris-Arabic, Bosnian
Ishvi-Biblical