go crazy
idiomatic phrase
1
: to become mentally unsound
I must be going crazy. I can't find my car keys anywhere.
—not used technically
2
: to act in a way that is out of control : to act wildly
We were just talking when he suddenly went crazy and started screaming.
The crowd went crazy when the team won the championship.
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The crowd went crazy as Segovia proudly pulled his shirt out to show the cameras.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Is the detective going crazy, the victim of some elaborate hallucination?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Musk claimed Trump wouldn't have been elected without his help, while Trump claimed Musk had gone crazy and threatened to cut the Tesla and SpaceX CEO's government contracts.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The enthusiasm wasn’t just about the music either — at the introduction of each other of Joel’s bandmates as talking heads in the film, the crowd went crazy.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 June 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Is the detective going crazy, the victim of some elaborate hallucination?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Musk claimed Trump wouldn't have been elected without his help, while Trump claimed Musk had gone crazy and threatened to cut the Tesla and SpaceX CEO's government contracts.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The enthusiasm wasn’t just about the music either — at the introduction of each other of Joel’s bandmates as talking heads in the film, the crowd went crazy.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for go crazy
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“Go crazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20crazy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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