Definition: Crazy; hopelessly broken down.
Example:
1) After his wife left him, Paul was a real basket case.
2) The corporation was such a basket case that the owners had to shut it down.
Etymology: From World War I lingo, used to describe a soldier so badly wounded that he had to be carried in a basket.
fonte: www.peakenglish.com
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