go nuts
idiom
1
: to become mentally ill : to become insane
She went nuts and started to believe that everyone was trying to kill her.
2
: to act in a way that is wild or out of control because of strong emotion
The crowd went nuts when the team won the championship.
When Dad sees that you broke the window, he's going to go nuts.
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And now the Republicans will go nuts until election day trying to turn the gaffe into votes.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Both were incredibly relieved to watch gaggles of kids go nuts over all of it once more.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
For now, just go nuts with those swords as something to do in the interim.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
If next year the Fed put rates on hold at five per cent, say, to offset the inflationary pressures of Trump’s tariffs and deportation policies, Trump would likely go nuts.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Both were incredibly relieved to watch gaggles of kids go nuts over all of it once more.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
For now, just go nuts with those swords as something to do in the interim.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
If next year the Fed put rates on hold at five per cent, say, to offset the inflationary pressures of Trump’s tariffs and deportation policies, Trump would likely go nuts.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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“Go nuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20nuts. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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