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basket case

One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress.
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Some countries are breadbaskets, others basket cases.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'basket case':

basket caseIn World War 1, a victim who had one or more severed limbs. They were brought off the field in a “basket”.
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all one's eggs in one basketall one's eggs in one basketI rest my caseI rest my casebreak in the casegiven a basket to carry waterget on someone's casehell in a hand basketget on somebody's casebawdy basketas the case may befederal casecase closedcase in point

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