to hit a breaking point

Examples

• All

• But, optimist that I am, I have to believe that the Israeli body politic has hit a breaking point.

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• After months of stress at work, I finally hit a breaking point and knew I needed to take a vacation.

• When the demands of both his job and family life became overwhelming, he hit a breaking point and sought counseling.

• The constant pressure from school and extracurricular activities caused her to hit a breaking point, leading her to take a step back.

Synonyms

B

to break down

vsto hit a breaking point

111 3.9

To lose control of your feelings and cry or collapse

is about reaching an endurance limit rather than only losing control

B

to break up

vsto hit a breaking point

• Informal

38 5.0

Become unable to cope because of strong stress or emotion

is reaching the limit of endurance that leads to collapse or change

H

to hit the wall

vsto hit a breaking point

12 7.7

To reach a point where you cannot continue because you are very tired or stuck

is broader and signals endurance failure that may cause breakdown

C

to crack up

vsto hit a breaking point

• Informal

4 7.4

To have a nervous breakdown because of too much stress

is reaching a limit where endurance fails and causes collapse or change

H

to hit the buffers

vsto hit a breaking point

• Literature

8.4

Suddenly stop or fail because of a big problem

is about personal endurance reaching its limit, not external obstacles

Antonyms

R

to recover

748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

P

to persevere

22 5.1

Keep trying to do something even when it is hard

How Stressed

to break down

111 3.9

to hit a breaking point

1 6.3

struggle

466 3.2

to cope

272 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology