going bonkers
Going completely crazy
Going bonkers means losing one's composure or sanity, either genuinely or hyperbolically.
Someone might go bonkers from stress, frustration, or excitement: The kids went bonkers when they saw the puppy.
It can describe actual mental deterioration or, more commonly, intense emotional reaction: I'll go bonkers if I have to listen to that song again.
- lose itSuccumb to overwhelming emotion
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- nutsSeeds in shells
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
flipping out · insane · hysterical · berserk · mad · blowing a fuse · frenzied · out of control · freaking out · flying off the handle · cracking up · losing the plot · derangement · crazy · delirium · losing it · psychosis · agitation
going bonkerssane
Mentally healthy, clearheaded
level-headed · lucid · normal · clear-headed · together
going bonkerskeeping cool
calm · cool as a cucumber · unflappable · unruffled · serene
going bonkerskeeping it together
Staying functional despite stress
restrained · measured · self-possessed · poised · steady