Английский словарь американских идиом - basket case
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1.
~ n informal someone who is so nervous or anxious that they cannot deal with simple situations ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(basket cases) 1. If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state. (INFORMAL) The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime. N-COUNT 2. If you describe someone as a basket case, you think that they are insane. (INFORMAL) You’re going to think I’m a basket case when I tell you this. = nutcase N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Date: 1919 1. a person who has all four limbs amputated 2. a person who is mentally incapacitated or worn out (as from nervous tension); also one that is not functioning well or is in a run-down condition an economic ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. эвф. инвалид с ампутированными руками и ногами; тяжелораненый 2. сл. ненормальный, псих 3. сл. немощь; слабость; изношенность an economic basket case —- слаборазвитая экономика ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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