crap out

Example Sentences

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Cannes has a Vegas element: If tonight’s your lucky night, your life’s gonna change, and if not, you’re gonna crap out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“If we’re going to just crank crap out, let’s shut the doors,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Biden is rolling the dice and hoping he won’t crap out.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2024

It’s just two people using their digital avatars to beat the crap out of each other while some of the coolest commentating in the business narrates the action.

From The Verge • Aug. 5, 2022

I like to pretend sometimes that I have some kind of superpower or out-of-this-world fighting skills, but most of the time it's just me beating the crap out of my own nerves.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds