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
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As the Beautiful Freaks quintet goes berserk, one guitarist rubbing her instrument neck across front-row faithful to muster true fan-feedback, mid-yard a woman opens wings of electric light.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024
When a dark van pulled up and Charli popped out, the 400 or so people crammed up the slope around the BRAT structure went berserk.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
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
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024
When a dark van pulled up and Charli popped out, the 400 or so people crammed up the slope around the BRAT structure went berserk.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
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
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“Go berserk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20berserk. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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