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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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2025
Superfans of Wallen and Wilson will go crazy for seeing many of their favorites' recent award show and concert tour looks in shadowboxes on display.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
Fans in Caesar’s Palace went crazy for the moment live, but many hardcore fans who had grown tired of Hogan’s act consider this—well—a black eye on the history of WrestleMania.
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—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Except for this one man, the evidence of the warlords and Japan going crazy had been horribly apparent.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2025
Superfans of Wallen and Wilson will go crazy for seeing many of their favorites' recent award show and concert tour looks in shadowboxes on display.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
Fans in Caesar’s Palace went crazy for the moment live, but many hardcore fans who had grown tired of Hogan’s act consider this—well—a black eye on the history of WrestleMania.
6.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Except for this one man, the evidence of the warlords and Japan going crazy had been horribly apparent.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 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 25 Aug. 2025.
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