Go off the Deep End
What it means
React with sudden extreme emotion, well past anything the situation actually called for.
Where it comes from
The deep end of a swimming pool is where you can no longer stand, and going off it is not a gradual business. The phrase shows up in British use in the early 1900s.
The puzzle it came from
Go off the Deep End was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 29, 2025. The clue read ____ ____ the ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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aim
high
waist
deep
breath
music
video
call
center
stage
no
go
off
side
dish
work
week
end
game
show
Phrasicle: Go off the Deep End