go off the deep end
phrase
as in crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress
After months of pressure at work, he went off the deep end.
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As muscles disappear and social hierarchies collapse, Jim embarks on a wild, campy quest to find a cure before his life falls apart completely.
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Things started to fall apart earlier this week, when the internet found out that Freddy had, in fact, been to America before.
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The Red Sox and Nationals turned a regular June game into the biggest baseball brawl of the season after Boston hothead Willson Contreras completely lost it.
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At the heart of the case is the concern that a person may remain legally eligible for coverage, yet still lose it because the process becomes too difficult to complete.
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“Go off the deep end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20off%20the%20deep%20end. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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