If an artisan weaver becomes completely overwhelmed while crafting hundreds of Easter containers, what does he become?
A basket case
The expression 'basket case' is an idiom used to describe someone who is feeling extremely overwhelmed or panicked. In this scenario, the artisan is literally making baskets to hold Easter eggs, giving the figurative phrase a concrete physical meaning. The solver connects the container-making job with the popular emotional idiom.
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