go ballistic
Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To become very angry and irrational.
    • Q en
    • 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
      Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Hey, sorry for going ballistic back there. I think the whole Julie-being-alive thing affected me more than I thought.
    The guy went ballistic when I tried to tell him he couldn't return the socks if the package had been opened.
  2. (aerospace) for a usually rocket powered, predominantly non-glide projectile or aerial vehicle, such as a ballistic missile, to travel to its target partly via unpowered ballistic or quasi-ballistic flight, usually following burnout of its rocket motor
    • Q en
  3. (military, slang) for a powered, usually guided missile or other aerial vehicle to travel on an unguided or ballistic trajectory, having lost power, control or guidance
    • Q en
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Translations
  • French: devenir fou furieux
  • German: in die Luft gehen



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