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crack under the strain

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crack under the strain
Fig. to have a mental or emotional collapse because of continued work or stress. He worked 80-hour weeks for a month and finally cracked under the strain.
See also: crack, strain


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Many good people and well-intentioned leaders simply are not equipped to handle the pressure and crack under the strain.
Inevitably, Walter begins to crack under the strain, first in small ways - he inexplicably tears up a dollar bill on stage - and then in ways much larger and more ominous.
Obviously people downtown are starting to crack under the strain.
 
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