going berserk
Flying off handle
Going berserk means losing control in a violent or frenzied way.
Someone who goes berserk might fly into a rage, attack others, or destroy property: The customer went berserk when they refused his refund.
The phrase can also describe any wild, uncontrolled behavior: The kids went berserk when they saw the presents.
Less dramatically, it describes things malfunctioning chaotically: My phone went berserk and started calling random contacts.
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- rageIntense, violent anger
- seeing redOvercome by fury
- furyIntense violent anger
madness · losing your mind · violent · hulking out · unhinged · wild · savage · snapping · losing it · off the rails · meltdown · outburst · explosive · uncontrollable · out of control · chaos · destruction · screaming
- extreme reactionsfreakout, meltdown, hysteria, panic, outrage
- meltdownsnuclear meltdown, reactor meltdown, meltdown, freak out, losing it
going berserkkeeping cool
keeping it together · keeping one's cool · holding it together
going berserktaking it in stride
going berserkthinking clearly
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