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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.

Example Sentences

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Or will she go berserk and blow up the system?

From New York Times • May 31, 2022

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021

Sean McVay says that Jared Goff will have to compete next season for the starting job, and Ram fans go berserk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2021

The allegation wasn’t made in any of the days after the brawl, though Garrett was asked by reporters whether Rudolph said anything to him that made him go berserk.

From Fox News • Nov. 22, 2019

We watched from a spot on the roof, expecting him to go berserk.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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