go berserk
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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How to use go berserk in a sentence
People who cannot separate themselves from the reality around them go berserk when that reality turns and bites.
Republican Debate: Why Newt Gingrich’s Performance Should Disqualify Him | Lee Siegel | January 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAny moment now, they might go berserk, turning their course fatally toward the Sun.
The Impossible Voyage Home | Floyd L. WallaceIf there is anything to stir the blood of a man like a destroyer beginning to see red and go berserk, I have yet to encounter it.
Sea-Hounds | Lewis R. FreemanAnyhow, the way things were going, we'd all go berserk before we reached Saturn.
Let'em Breathe Space | Lester del ReyTake away their fracases and their trank pills and they'd go berserk.
Mercenary | Dallas McCord Reynolds
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