goes off the deep end

phrase

present tense third-person singular of go off the deep end
as in falls apart
to yield to mental or emotional stress After months of pressure at work, he went off the deep end.

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falls apart
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  • In marketing, the brief has always been where strategy crystallizes or falls apart.
    Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • In a screenplay structured in three acts, that’s the point at which everything falls apart.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
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“Goes off the deep end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20off%20the%20deep%20end. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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