gone off the deep end
phrase
as in cracked
to yield to mental or emotional stress
After months of pressure at work, he went off the deep end.
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lost it
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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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The notice updated the Statistical Area and Coal Closure categories, revealing considerable churn in county eligibility; 170 counties gained status while 154 lost it, based on unemployment data.
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“Gone off the deep end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20off%20the%20deep%20end. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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