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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Amal Murtaja, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Well my stylist and creative director Brett, went crazy.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
The Dutch angles go crazy in these sequences, which are meant to convey that Cortland’s worst nightmare is basically his own childhood.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Fox gets too close to her mission of protecting the daughter and ends up going crazy and murderous as a result.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Amal Murtaja, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Well my stylist and creative director Brett, went crazy.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
The Dutch angles go crazy in these sequences, which are meant to convey that Cortland’s worst nightmare is basically his own childhood.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Fox gets too close to her mission of protecting the daughter and ends up going crazy and murderous as a result.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Go crazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20crazy. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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