going batshit
Completely losing control
Going batshit means losing control emotionally—flying into a rage, panicking wildly, or behaving erratically.
The phrase emphasizes intensity and irrationality: She went batshit when she found out he'd been lying.
Often intensified as going batshit crazy.
The image evokes bats startled from a cave, careening unpredictably.
- batshitExtremely irrational or erratic
- apeshitViolently frenzied state
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- insaneSeverely mentally disturbed
- crazyMentally unhinged
berserk · snapping · off the deep end · hysterical · wild · losing it · manic · freaking out · flying off the handle · frenzy · freak-out · meltdown · outburst · flipping out · off the rails · coming unglued · delirium · tantrum
going batshitkeeping cool
keeping one's cool · keeping it together · chilling out · taking it in stride · letting it go
going batshitthinking clearly
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