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A 'basket case' is 1) a person or thing regarded as useless or unable to cope.
-"Do that for a couple of days and you become a blithering basket case".
Or 2) a country or organization that is in severe financial or economic difficulties, especially one that is unable to pay its debts.
-"sudden meltdowns—such as the financial crisis—can turn flourishing countries into basket cases overnight".
For the origin of this expression see http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/56500.html.
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Is there a Greek expression similar?
-"Do that for a couple of days and you become a blithering basket case".
Or 2) a country or organization that is in severe financial or economic difficulties, especially one that is unable to pay its debts.
-"sudden meltdowns—such as the financial crisis—can turn flourishing countries into basket cases overnight".
For the origin of this expression see http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/56500.html.
Phrase finder is an important website to find the true origin & provenance of English expressions.
Is there a Greek expression similar?