go berserk
idiomatic phrase
1
: to become very angry and often violent
… the driver went berserk and started punching him when he told him they had called police.—
Rob Parascandola et al.
Rob Parascandola et al.On one ski run, a teenage snowboarder nearly creamed a little girl, and [retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general Robin] Olds went berserk. The snowboarder took off with that old dogfighter hot on his tail …—Ralph F. Wetterhahn
Ralph F. Wetterhahn2
: to become very excited
The crowd was going berserk as the team scored with seconds to go.
My first day ashore at Hanna Point, I went berserk taking pictures of the chinstrap penguins.—Vera Spooner
Vera SpoonerExamples of go berserk in a Sentence
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The story was loosely translated into a 2023 horror movie in which the bear went berserk.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
There's so much goodness, from a War Rig tanker truck laying waste to a platoon of cars and motorcycles to hundreds of War Boys going berserk on an unsuspecting biker horde.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
Not to mention, the crowd went berserk when Tyler, The Creator popped out.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 20 June 2024
In 2009, in Stamford, Connecticut, a 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis went berserk, severely mauling its owner’s friend, Charla Nash; Travis was shot dead by police.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
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Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
There's so much goodness, from a War Rig tanker truck laying waste to a platoon of cars and motorcycles to hundreds of War Boys going berserk on an unsuspecting biker horde.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
Not to mention, the crowd went berserk when Tyler, The Creator popped out.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 20 June 2024
In 2009, in Stamford, Connecticut, a 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis went berserk, severely mauling its owner’s friend, Charla Nash; Travis was shot dead by police.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
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“Go berserk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20berserk. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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