craps out
Dies on you
Craps out means to fail, break down, or quit working: The engine crapped out halfway home.
From the dice game craps, where crapping out means rolling a losing combination.
The phrase extends to people who give up or collapse: He crapped out after the third mile.
To crap out on someone is to abandon or disappoint them.
- outageLoss of electrical service
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- on the fritzMalfunctioning, out of order
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- gives up the ghostDies or stops working
gamble · dice roll · casino floor · collapse · glitch · failure · bites the dust · quit · throws in the towel · short-circuit · breakdown · crash · on its last legs · exhaustion · loss · kaput · depletion · calls it quits
performance/endurance
craps outperseveres
Continues despite difficulty
keeps going · soldiers on · powers through · endures · holds up
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