off the deep end
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But without going off the deep end, how serious are these risks really?
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2024
“People have problems, but you don’t expect them to go off the deep end like that,” Letarte said.
From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2023
Last week, Vantage also sent customers waiting for refunds off the deep end when it experienced a security incident that knocked its site offline.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023
Her untimely death prompts a heartbroken Padraic to go off the deep end.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023
Gone right off the deep end years ago in her Games.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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