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What (who) is off-balance - definition
off-balance
also off balance
1.
If someone or something is off-balance, they can easily fall or be knocked over because they are not standing firmly.
He tried to use his own weight to push his attacker off but he was off balance...
ADJ: v n ADJ, v-link ADJ
2.
If someone is caught off-balance, they are extremely surprised or upset by a particular event or piece of news they are not expecting.
Mullins knocked me off-balance with his abrupt change of subject...
The government was thrown off-balance by the attempted coup.
ADJ: usu v n ADJ
off-balance
adj., adv. caught off-balance
Off-balance-sheet
SITUATION WHEN AN ASSET, DEBT OR FINANCING ACTIVITY NOT ON THE COMPANY'S BALANCE SHEET
Off balance-sheet; Off balance sheet; Off-balance sheet; Off balance sheet financing
Off-balance sheet (OBS), or incognito leverage, usually means an asset or debt or financing activity not on the company's balance sheet. Total return swaps are an example of an off-balance sheet item.
Examples of use of off-balance
1. "Such trips would throw your whole training schedule off balance.
2. They were thrown off balance and issued this threat.
3. However, it is off balance, and we are pursuing its leaders and operators aggressively.
4. Only an especially harsh report by the Winograd Committee could throw him off balance now.
5. Derek Jeter scooped the ball and fired a wild, off–balance throw to first.