go off the deep end

go off the deep end
Australian Slang
go insane; become violently agitated; lose control of the emotions

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  • go off the deep end — or[go overboard] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act excitedly and without careful thinking. * /John has gone off the deep end about owning a motorcycle./ * /Mike warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married./ * /Some girls go… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • go off the deep end — or[go overboard] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act excitedly and without careful thinking. * /John has gone off the deep end about owning a motorcycle./ * /Mike warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married./ * /Some girls go… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • go\ off\ the\ deep\ end — • go off the deep end • go overboard v. phr. informal To act excitedly and without careful thinking. John has gone off the deep end about owning a motorcycle. Mike warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married. Some girls go… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • go off the deep end —    A person who goes off the deep end becomes suddenly very angry or emotional.     He started shouting and throwing things around the office. He really went off the deep end …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • go off the deep end — give way to emotion He went off the deep end when he saw the picture in the paper …   Idioms and examples

  • go off the deep end — do something strange, go overboard    Now don t go off the deep end and hit somebody …   English idioms

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