go crazy
idiomatic phrase
1
: to become mentally unsound
I must be going crazy. I can't find my car keys anywhere.
—not used technically
2
: to act in a way that is out of control : to act wildly
We were just talking when he suddenly went crazy and started screaming.
The crowd went crazy when the team won the championship.
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Broadway fans went crazy online after it was revealed that her biography in the show's Playbill is actually just Streep's bio.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Ultimately, Poseidon went crazy and angrily tossed Cassiopeia into the sky, eternally bound to her throne for all to see.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
Yes, but: Anthropic isn't letting Claude go crazy on your laptop or phone in the wild quite yet.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
That tone is rife throughout the lyrically dense project, where both rappers go crazy over 70 BPM gems.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Ultimately, Poseidon went crazy and angrily tossed Cassiopeia into the sky, eternally bound to her throne for all to see.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
Yes, but: Anthropic isn't letting Claude go crazy on your laptop or phone in the wild quite yet.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
That tone is rife throughout the lyrically dense project, where both rappers go crazy over 70 BPM gems.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Go crazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20crazy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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