زمانی که فردی از موضوعی خسته و عصبی است میتوان از اصطلاح “basket Case ” برای وصف حالتش استفاده کرد. به طور مثال:
!Jim: Hello David, what’s going on you look like a basket Case
.David: that’s very true, I cannot tolerate Suzanne brother and he’s arrived now
.Jim: Oh I know him. you are right but don’t go losing control of your emotion
?David: You think he might stay even longer
.Jim: I don’t know. how gross! I cannot tolerate people like that