crashing out
Falling asleep abruptly
Crashing out means losing control emotionally or behaviorally, often in a dramatic or self-destructive way.
Someone crashes out when they snap under pressure, act recklessly, or have a public meltdown: He crashed out on social media after the breakup.
The phrase suggests a sudden departure from composure—like a system crash, but for people.
It can also mean falling asleep abruptly from exhaustion: I crashed out on the couch around nine.
- falling asleepBeginning to slumber
- breaking downStopping working properly
- hitting the wallAbrupt energy depletion
- out like a lightSuddenly and completely unconscious
- dead to the worldDeeply, unrousably asleep
passing out · losing · storming out · conking out · quitting · calling it quits · failing · collapsing · flopping · hitting the sack · imploding · resigning · burnout · unraveling · bowing out · slumping · ejecting · choking
crashing outdrifting off
Gradually entering sleep
dozing off · nodding off · winding down · lying awake · tossing and turning
crashing outwaking up
Emerging from sleep
coming to · rousing · perking up · jolting awake · energizing
crashing outadvancing
Moving in forward direction
winning · progressing · going through · triumphing · moving on
crash, crashing, crashed, crashes, crasher, outing, outward, outwardly