go ballistic
Example Sentences
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“Anytime a legislator hears they might close a facility in their district they go ballistic,” Selnick said, “but if you had had a commission in place that wouldn’t have mattered.”
From Washington Post
None of the leaders followed through on their suggestions after other Republican members, like Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, warned that their voter base would "go ballistic" if they criticized Trump instead of Democrats.
From Salon
When a similar policy was debated last year in Australia, a much smaller market, the platforms went ballistic.
From Seattle Times
“The media was all over me; they went ballistic,” she said.
From Seattle Times
Republicans in Congress leaked it and then, along with right-wing media like Fox News, went ballistic.
From Salon
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