go ballistic
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic) To become very angry and irrational.
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- 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.
- (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
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- (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
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- French: devenir fou furieux
- German: in die Luft gehen
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