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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Except for this one man, the evidence of the warlords and Japan going crazy had been horribly apparent.
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Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Gunther hit a running dropkick and yet another powerbomb for two as the crowd went crazy.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Predictably, the audience (and then the internet) went crazy.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 31 July 2025
The studio audience went crazy with screams of excitement and a standing ovation.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
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Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Gunther hit a running dropkick and yet another powerbomb for two as the crowd went crazy.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Predictably, the audience (and then the internet) went crazy.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 31 July 2025
The studio audience went crazy with screams of excitement and a standing ovation.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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