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To become insane; to suffer a mental breakdown.
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She got through the war, but cracked up when her sister died.
Submitted on September 20, 2011
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- as if
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- at a stand
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- be-all and end-all
- bear in mind
- beat a dead horse
- big cheese
- breath of fresh air
- buy time
- cut and dried
- down to the wire
- drop a dime
- easy does it
- fit as a fiddle
- flesh out
- front runner
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- full speed ahead
- get into trouble
- get somebody's goat
- gloss over
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- good luck with that
- have a flat
- in order
- in the dark
- keep a lid on
- mind one's own business
- morning, noon and night
- no joy
- of late
- on a roll
- on edge
- on the spot
- one of those days
- out of house and home
- out of order
- outside the box
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