off the deep end
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
- (usually in the phrase 'go off the deep end') Extremely angry.
- I told him that I'd broken the vase, and he went off the deep end.
- (idiomatic, US) Crazy, erratic, or irrational.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insane
- It used to be a funny comic, but lately it has gone off the deep end.
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