go crazy
Fly off handle
Go crazy means to lose one's sanity or composure—temporarily or permanently.
More often it's hyperbolic: I'm going to go crazy if this noise doesn't stop.
It can also mean to act with wild enthusiasm or abandon: The crowd went crazy when she walked onstage.
To go crazy for something is to become intensely attracted to it: Kids go crazy for these toys.
- freak outReact with extreme alarm
- lose itSuccumb to overwhelming emotion
- lose your mindBecome mentally unstable
- go nutsLose composure dramatically
- go madBecome insane
go off the deep end · frenzy · have a meltdown · meltdown · flip out · go ape · go bonkers · snap · come unglued · unhinged · fly off the handle · go ballistic · go postal · go off · lunacy · blow a gasket · blow a fuse · breakdown
go crazystay calm
Remain unruffled
keep cool · keep one's head · chill out · calm down · keep one's cool
go crazyhold back
Prevent forward movement
toe the line · play it safe · rein it in · behave · contain oneself