Definition of go spare
British, informal
: to become very angry or upset
My dad went spare when he found out what I'd done.
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“Go spare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20spare. Accessed 10 May. 2021.
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