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Idioms and Phrases
Become extremely upset or angry, as in Dad will go ballistic when he sees you dented the new car . This expression, a variation on go berserk , originally alluded to a guided missile going out of control. [ Slang ; mid-1980s]Discover More
Example Sentences
And the Republicans are going to go ballistic, especially on immigration.
From The Daily Beast
The latest showdown between the U.S. and Russia could go ballistic.
From The Daily Beast
The lesson is this: Spurned lovers have a tendency to go ballistic.
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Her most loyal fans are very entrenched, though: They would probably go ballistic.
From The Daily Beast
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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