单词 | go off the deep end |
释义 | go off the deep endphrase [VERB inflects] See full dictionary entry for endIf you say that someone has gone off the deep end, you mean that their mind has stopped working in a normal way and their behaviour has become very strange as a result. [informal] I'm not sure she believes me. She probably just thinks I've gone off the deep end. go off the deep end in British English informal See full dictionary entry for deepa. to lose one's temper; react angrily b. mainly US to act rashly go off the deep end in British English informal See full dictionary entry for endto lose one's temper; react angrily go off the deep end in American English Informal 1. to plunge rashly into an enterprise 2. to become angry or excited go off the deep end[mainly US] to go mad, or to behave in a strange or extreme manner At first they thought that I'd gone off the deep end and had lost my mind. [British] to become very angry Dad didn't go off the deep end at all. He just said it wasn't fair to make my motherworry like that. go off the deep end in American Englishto act in a reckless or agitated manner; lose emotional control She went off the deep end when she lost her job Examples of 'go off the deep end' in a sentence |
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