have a meltdown

have a meltdown

To go through extreme emotional duress; to have an emotional crisis or break down. He was just trying to juggle too many things at work, and he ended up having a meltdown. Of course she's screaming and crying—any five-year-old who doesn't get their own way is prone to having a meltdown.
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  • both feet on the ground, with
  • with both feet on the ground
  • have (one's) feet on the ground
  • have both feet on the ground
  • have both oars in the water
  • have feet on the ground
  • have your feet on the ground
  • have/keep both/your feet on the ground
  • keep both feet on the ground
  • keep both oars in the water