go ballistic

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bal·lis·tic (b

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adj.

a. Of or relating to the study of the dynamics of projectiles.

b. Of or relating to the study of the internal action of firearms.

2. Of or relating to projectiles, their motion, or their effects.

Idiom:

go ballistic Slang

To become very angry or irrational.

[From ballista.]

bal·listi·cal·ly adv.

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go ballistic - get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"

flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit, blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust

rage - feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"

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