BASKET CASE

You know when you have the feeling that you've got lots to do, so many things that you cannot find a way to get everything organized and back on track? Well, any time you feel like that, so nervous and anxious that you cannot organize your life... You are a basket case!

Watch the following snippet to see the idiom in context. Chelsea is trying to make her friend feel better, and her friend uses this idiom when she apologizes. Check it out!

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I'm sorry I'm such a basket case!

I remember I couldn't find a way to understand why the name of a Green Day song was Basket Case; now I can tell I know why! If you play attention to the lyrics, you will see lots of examples of what a basket case usually does.

If you want some more, click here for the dictionary definition.