basket case

basket case  {n.},  {slang},  {also informal}
1. A person who has had both arms and both legs cut off as a result of war or other misfortune.
2. A helpless person who is unable to take care of himself, as if carted around in a basket by others.
Stop drinking, or else you'll wind up a basket case!
Categories: {informal} {n.} {slang}