go ballistic | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To become veryangryandirrational.1964, Elle James and Pamela Kent,Enemy Lover:She'dgo ballistic, possibly even fling a fireball or two, if she knew Selene had him in her apartment.2011Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Hey, sorry forgoing ballisticback there. I think the whole Julie-being-alive thing affected me more than I thought.The guywent ballisticwhen I tried to tell him he couldn't return the socks if the package had been opened.; (aerospace)for a usuallyrocket-powered, predominantly non-glideprojectileoraerialvehicle, such as aballistic missile, to travel to its target partly viaunpoweredballisticor quasi-ballistic flight, usually followingburnoutof itsrocket motor1978, United States Senate,Part 8 of Fiscal year 1978 authorization for military procurement, research and development, and active duty, selected reserve, and civilian personnel strengths: hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, first session, on S. 1210:SRAM is a very flexible weapon. It has a ballistic trajectory. It can be launched andgo ballisticinto its target for a long range... and it can go short range at very low levels.; (military,slang)for a powered, usuallyguidedmissile or other aerial vehicle to travel on anunguidedor ballistic trajectory, having lostpower,controlorguidance1976, Robert Frank Futrell,The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia-- aces and aerial victories, 1965-1973:I... fired two AIM-7s in a ripple. One AIM-7went ballistic. The other guided but passed behind the MIG and did not detonate. Knowing that I was then too close for further AIM-7 firing...1986, Alfred Price,Air Battle Central Europe:In the case of retarded bombs released at too high a speed, the retarding fins might tear away and allow the bomb togo ballistic.1983, Michael Skinner,USAFE: A primer of modern air combat in Europe:Putting something between you and the guidance radar will cause the missile togo ballistic.

Examples:

EN: If I tell you now what I dreamed, you'll go ballistic and burst from jealousy.
ES: Si te cuento lo que he soñado, te vas a subir por las paredes - ¡y reventarás de celos!
EN: - The old man will go ballistic.
ES: El viejo se pondrá como una fiera.
EN: If she's late, her mother will go ballistic. Can't you call her?
ES: Y si su madre la emprende con ella porque ha llegado tarde ...¡tú no la conoces!
EN: I mean, he's gonna go ballistic.
ES: Se pondrá furioso.
EN: My father's going to go ballistic on me.
ES: Mi padre se va a venir balístico contra mí.
EN: There were twice as many. He's going to go ballistic.
ES: Se va a poner furioso.
EN: He'd go ballistic.
ES: Perderá la cabeza.
EN: - She'd go ballistic, wouldn't she?
ES: - Se pondría como una fiera, ¿no es así? - Con todo el derecho.
EN: But, you know Lois, she can go ballistic when she runs out of cream for her coffee.
ES: Pero Lois se enfurece cuando no tiene crema para su café.
EN: Vince is gonna go ballistic when he finds out we're gone.
ES: ¡Vince se pondrá furioso cuando descubra que escapamos!
EN: If my dad found out I had this, he'd go ballistic.
ES: Si mi padre se entera, me mata.
EN: Donna, if you use this stuff to lobby your dad and your mother finds out, she'll go ballistic.
ES: Donna, si usas esto para convencer a tu papá y tu mamá se entera, se pondrá furiosa.
EN: My mom's gonna go ballistic when she sees this.
ES: Mi mamá se enfadará cuando la vea.
EN: But having her go ballistic...
ES: Hacerla enfadar.
EN: My parents are gonna go ballistic when I tell them we're getting married.
ES: Mis padres se van a poner furiosos cuando les diga que nos vamos a casar.

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