ballistic

Related to ballistic: ballistic missile, go ballistic

go ballistic

To become wildly or uncontrollably angry. My parents went totally ballistic when they found out I'd wrecked the car! Now, don't go ballistic or anything, but I've decided to move to Canada.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go ballistic

and go postal

Fig. to become irrationally enraged. (Ballistic refers to a missile launching; postal refers to an enraged post office employee attacking those at his place of work. See also go into orbit.) The boss went ballistic when he saw my expense report. She was so mad, I thought she was going to go postal.

See also: ballistic, go

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

go ballistic

Become extremely upset or angry, as in Dad will go ballistic when he sees you dented the new car. This expression, a variation on go berserk, originally alluded to a guided missile going out of control. [Slang; mid-1980s]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

go ballistic

INFORMAL

If someone goes ballistic, they get extremely angry. They claim the singer went ballistic after a member of his band failed to show up for a sound check. She'll go ballistic when she finds out. Note: This expression uses the image of a ballistic missile, and the powerful explosion which it causes. Compare with go nuclear.

See also: ballistic, go

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

go ballistic

fly into a rage. informal

1998 New Scientist The French nuclear industry, local authorities around La Hague and some government agencies went ballistic. Viel was fiercely condemned for his findings.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

go balˈlistic

(informal) become very angry: He went ballistic when I told him about the accident.A ballistic missile is a weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at. When it goes ballistic it starts to fall towards its target and so becomes very dangerous.

See also: ballistic, go

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

go ballistic

Slang

To become very angry or irrational.

See also: ballistic, go

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

go ballistic, to

To become irrationally angry and out of control. This slangy expression originally referred to a guided missile that went out of control. It began to be used to describe human anger in the 1980s and quickly caught on. The New Republic used it on November 6, 1989: “He would go ballistic over the idea of reopening the capital gains tax break for real estate.” It is well on its way to being a cliché.

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释义	ballistic Related to ballistic: ballistic missile, go ballistic go ballistic To become wildly or uncontrollably angry. My parents went totally ballistic when they found out I'd wrecked the car! Now, don't go ballistic or anything, but I've decided to move to Canada. See also: ballistic, go Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. go ballistic and go postal Fig. to become irrationally enraged. (Ballistic refers to a missile launching; postal refers to an enraged post office employee attacking those at his place of work. See also go into orbit.) The boss went ballistic when he saw my expense report. She was so mad, I thought she was going to go postal. See also: ballistic, go McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. go ballistic Become extremely upset or angry, as in Dad will go ballistic when he sees you dented the new car. This expression, a variation on go berserk, originally alluded to a guided missile going out of control. [Slang; mid-1980s] See also: ballistic, go The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. go ballistic INFORMAL If someone goes ballistic, they get extremely angry. They claim the singer went ballistic after a member of his band failed to show up for a sound check. She'll go ballistic when she finds out. Note: This expression uses the image of a ballistic missile, and the powerful explosion which it causes. Compare with go nuclear. See also: ballistic, go Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. go ballistic fly into a rage. informal 1998 New Scientist The French nuclear industry, local authorities around La Hague and some government agencies went ballistic. Viel was fiercely condemned for his findings. See also: ballistic, go Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary go balˈlistic (informal) become very angry: He went ballistic when I told him about the accident.A ballistic missile is a weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at. When it goes ballistic it starts to fall towards its target and so becomes very dangerous. See also: ballistic, go Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary go ballistic Slang To become very angry or irrational. See also: ballistic, go American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. go ballistic, to To become irrationally angry and out of control. This slangy expression originally referred to a guided missile that went out of control. It began to be used to describe human anger in the 1980s and quickly caught on. The New Republic used it on November 6, 1989: “He would go ballistic over the idea of reopening the capital gains tax break for real estate.” It is well on its way to being a cliché. See also: go The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: go ballistic go ballistic, to postal go bitchcakes apeshit go apeshit go apeshit over (something) go apeshit over someone/something go ape over (someone or something) go ape over someone/something References in periodicals archive This was the third ballistic missile attack by the Houthis since beginning of November. Saudi forces intercept Houthi ballistic missile over Riyadh He warned that Washington would 'continue to aggressively counter Iran s ballistic missile-related activity, whether it be a provocative space launch, its development of threatening ballistic missile systems, or likely support to Yemeni Huthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia such as occurred this past weekend.' US imposes new sanctions targeting Iran's ballistic missile programme The theme of the report is that technology for ballistic and cruise missiles is advancing in many countries, increasing potential threats to the US even if they don't carry nuclear warheads. Pentagon report says Iran has only 30 Shahab-3 missiles For ballistics gel, mix Knox gelatin with water in a 1:8 ratio until there are no lumps, then refrigerate. Ballistic soap The DPRK is not alone in its ballistic missile machinations. The magic bullet theory If you already own the current version of Ballistic, then you know it calculates trajectory, windage, velocity, energy, lead and bullet flight time as well as atmospheric conditions such as temperature, barometric pressure, humidity and altitude. Kestrel meters partners with ballistic app Also designated today are five Iranian individuals who have worked to procure ballistic missile components for Iran. OFAC designates 11 entities and individuals The EKS-1 - the first such satellite of the unified space-based ballistic missile warning system launched late last year - is currently undergoing trials in orbit by the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, Sputnik reported. Eagle Eye: Russia Testing New Generation Missile Warning Satellite Tsai and Luscombe, III developed lightweight self-healing composites with microstructures that dampen ballistic energy and then return to their original state. Anti-ballistic armor The protective clothing which is utilized to defend soldiers or individuals from bullets, ammos and fragments of exploded materials, in generic terms, is called the ballistic protection. FMI: Ballistic Protection Materials Market Dynamics, Forecast, Analysis and Supply Demand 2015-2025 14 (BNA): The US has "strong indications" missile tests conducted by Iran over weekend violated UN Security Council resolutions that pertain to Iran's ballistic missile activities, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said on Tuesday. Iran violates UNSC resolutions Washington, Oct.14 (Petra)--The White House said there are "strong indications" that Iran's test of a new precision-guided ballistic missile violated a U.N. White House: Iran missile test violation of UNSC resolutions SEUL (CyHAN)- South Korea plans to complete the development of its homegrown ballistic missile with a range of 800 km by 2017 to deploy the medium-range missile targeting the whole territory of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday citing government and military officials. S. Korea plans to complete development of 800-km ballistic missile by 2017 INDIA on Sunday claimed to have achieved a major milestone when a newly developed interceptor missile detected and destroyed an incoming ballistic missile at an altitude over 120 km off the Orissa coast. Interceptor missile trial successful India, which shares borders with arch-rival Pakistan and giant China, both of whom are nuclear-armed, is developing the system that aims to shield it against a ballistic missile attack. India test-fires anti-ballistic missile
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