go ballistic
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"We knew that we had to go ballistic after how they batted. We had to take risks and thankfully they came off," said Bairstow.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2024
Dictators such as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would conclude that you can go ballistic and survive.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Something small, like a guy blows a horn at me, and man, my insides go ballistic.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
Plenty of hospitals and physician groups would go ballistic if the axe actually fell, but in the grand scheme of things, it probably wouldn’t lead to a lot of human suffering or dysfunction.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2021
Like I said, Mom would go ballistic if she knew the stuff Grandmère did sometimes!
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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