go into a tailspin

[go into a tailspin] or [go into a nose dive] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying.

* /The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten./

2. {informal} To become very anxious, confused, or mentally sick; give up hope.

* /The man went into a tailspin after his wife died and he never got over it./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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