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Re: Tailspin

Posted by R. Berg on August 02, 2001

In Reply to: Tailspin posted by Sam on August 02, 2001

: "You put him into a tailspin" I seem to recall hearing this from time to time... anyone aware of the meaning and origin?

A state of emotional collapse; from aeronautics.