off the deep end
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Johnson is so cowed by accusations of fraud that he appears to have gone directly off the deep end.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
Or so it seems — it’s only the halfway mark — as we ping-pong between screenings of revered directors leaping off the deep end, their former penchants for verisimilitude tossed aside.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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
Gone right off the deep end years ago in her Games.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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