as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
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Racial prejudice presented the Chicago Woman’s Club with a tougher nut to crack.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025 -
The fact that Tran’s new-to-South-Beach Agent Lee is set on the path of cracking the case by asking her colleagues if there are any good Chinese restaurants in the city could cause some to roll their eyes for various reasons.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the Chiefs melted down during a key stretch late in the first half and lost 40-22 to the Eagles.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
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Instead, the focus will be trying to harness his energy and keep him from melting down.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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But, just like peanut butter—which is considered healthy for infants—Levinson says that cold, firm chunks or thick globs of butter may pose a choking hazard.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
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Lawmakers need to get it together soon, or the economy will go from gagging to choking.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Klay Thompson may find life more difficult because Dallas no longer has someone to individually break down a defense or force a double team.—
Stan Son,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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But that analysis began to break down when the M23 started gobbling up more territory in Congo’s two Kivu provinces.—
Michela Wrong,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Mar. 2025
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The executive’s thoughts on sports came after one analyst asked whether the company might be interested in striking rights deals with some leagues that were breaking up with Disney’s ESPN.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Mavericks chose to break up their electric backcourt.—
Christian Clark,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Wig (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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