go snake

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,chieflyCanada,informal)To act in anerraticorunrestrainedmanner.Synonyms:go crazy,go postal;see alsoThesaurus:lose one's temper2004August 23, Geoffrey Scotton, “Alberta lumber sales roar: Exports, prices put industry on record pace”, inCalgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, page D4:Industry watchers note that high prices and record revenues likely mean the sector is headed for strong profits, despite its challenges. / “Prices havegone snake. If you think about it, the tariffs have been a constant over the whole thing.[…]” observed James Beck, a forestry professor at the University of Alberta.2004November 6, “Cougars slammed by Wesmen”, inLeader-Post, Regina, Sask., page C8:“On the road, refs are going to make their calls; I know that,” Hillis said Friday. “I'm a big boy, I've been on the road before. But there were two really hard fouls (on Wright and Matt Cherkas) . . . and I finallywent snake.[”]2007April 18, Kim Ross-Polito, “Sidelines”, inThe Crestline Advocate, number29, Crestline, OH, page 2:A few days after I got home from the ER, my mother called to yell at me. Since it turned out I wasn't dying, I hadn't told her of my medical adventure. I didn't want to worry her. Big mistake. A family member ratted me out and my little, white-haired motherwent snakeon me.

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