go berserk

Idioms  

1. Erupt in furious rage, become crazily violent. For example, When they announced the gymnast's score, her coach went berserk. This expression is believed to allude to the name of Norse warriors renowned for their ferocity in battle and for wearing no armor but a bearskin shirt (or berserkar). [Late 1800s] Also see go ape.

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Example Sentences

Or will she go berserk and blow up the system?

From New York Times

Culpepper: There are Saturdays that go berserk, and then there was — wait, Alabama did what?

From Washington Post

There are Saturdays that go berserk, and then there was — wait, Alabama did what?

From Washington Post

Though organized across the country, the Forever Purgers’ aims seem disjointed, waging a class war, perpetuating racist ethnic cleansing, or simply looking to go berserk.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the sky seemed to make the birds go berserk, flying wildly across the sky.

From New York Times

Related Words

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