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stir-crazy |
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*stir-crazy crazy from being confined. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; go ~; get ~; make someone ~. stir is a slang word for prison.) I am going to go stir-crazy if I don't get out of this office. stir-crazy (mainly American informal) upset and nervous because you have been in one place for too long Usage notes: Stir is a word used in American English for a prison. It's no wonder she's going stir-crazy, shut in that tiny house all day with three young children. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Overall: Even if you go stir-crazy, you'll do so comfortably. ``You can almost go stir-crazy in a studio apartment where you eat, sleep and watch TV in the same room, so the most important thing is to make it well-arranged by leaving it completely open or dividing it into areas of activity with screens or large pieces of furniture that serve as dividers,'' Leonard advises. |
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