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Meaning of "to go off the deep end" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO GO OFF THE DEEP END

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WHAT DOES TO GO OFF THE DEEP END MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to go off the deep end in the English dictionary

The definition of to go off the deep end in the dictionary is to lose your temper; react angrily.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO GO OFF THE DEEP END

to get dooced
to get into high gear
to get off lightly
to get off your high horse
to get on the scoresheet
to get on your high horse
to get your just deserts
to get your oats
to give sb the runaround
to give sb unshirted hell
to go
to go down like a lead balloon
to go down like ninepins
to go for the brass ring
to go into the record books
to go island-hopping
to go pear-shaped
to go to extremes
to go to great lengths to do sth
to go walkies

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO GO OFF THE DEEP END

at a loose end
at an end
at the sharp end
back end
bottom end
come to an end
dead end
deep end
go off the deep end
in the end
no end
on end
tail end
the end
throw someone in at the deep end
tight end
to the bitter end
top end
world without end
year end

Synonyms and antonyms of to go off the deep end in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «to go off the deep end» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO GO OFF THE DEEP END

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The translations of to go off the deep end from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «to go off the deep end» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

去了深水区
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir por las paredes
570 millions of speakers

English

to go off the deep end
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गहरे अंत से दूर जाने के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لتنفجر في النهاية العميقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уйти в дальний конец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para ir ao fundo do poço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গভীর শেষ পর্যন্ত যেতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à se mettre dans tous ses états
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk pergi jauh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gehen aus der Haut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

深い端をオフに行くために
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

막판에 가서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo mungkasi ambane jero
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi ra khỏi cuối sâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆழ்ந்த முடிவுக்கு செல்ல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोल अंतराकडे जाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sonuna kadar gitmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andare fuori di testa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

iść wypływa na szerokie wody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піти у дальній кінець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentru a merge la fund
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για να πάει από το βαθύ τέλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

om te gaan uit die diep einde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

att gå av den djupa änden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

å gå av den dype enden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to go off the deep end

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO GO OFF THE DEEP END»

The term «to go off the deep end» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.080 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about to go off the deep end

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO GO OFF THE DEEP END»

Discover the use of to go off the deep end in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to go off the deep end and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Idioms and Phrases
Go off the deep and Express strong feeling without trying to control it He had the weakness of having the tendency to go off the deep end in everything that he did. Go off one's head (a) Become insane; mad (b) Become excited (a) The loss of ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
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Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
To go off the deep end. To get unnecessarily excited ; to run mildly amok for a while. Non-swimmers who go off the deep end at a swimming bath are " out of their depth " at once and flounder about aimlessly and excitedly without doing any ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
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The Ascetic Life: The Four Centuries on Charity
For they either say that the Son is coeternal with the Father, but separate one from the other and so are forced to say that He was not born of Him and to go off the deep end — that there are three Gods and three origins; or else they say that He ...
Saint Maximus (Confessor), 1955
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
go off the deep end To act recklessly or hysterically: "The students were behaving themselves at the party, but then a couple of kids started to go off the deep end." go to pot To decline or deteriorate: "Since most of the businesses moved out to ...
Eric Donald Hirsch, Joseph F. Kett, James S. Trefil, 2002
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Driven to Distraction
ROMANTIC TRADITIONS A younger man… A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE… Passing your fortieth birthday didn't mean you had to go off the deep end, did it?
Judith Duncan, 2011
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The End of Evil
You don't want them to go off the deep end and become obsessed with money ( or maybe you do), but it can be remarkably easy to substitute investing for some of the more traditional childhood pursuits. And their chances of becoming ...
W. Bruce Erickson, 2011
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Elizabeth Taylor, the Last Star
"You've got to get over here right away," he said. "She's screaming like a maniac. I think she's about to go off the deep end." Brooks went directly to the house. As soon as Elizabeth saw him, she started shrieking again. "You son-of-a-bitch!
Kitty Kelley, 1981
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The Light
I couldn't imagine what kind of connection there might be, or how he could predict that I was about to go off the deep end, but at that moment I didn't care. He said to call if I needed help and I definitely needed help. Ennis's number had a 212 ...
D.J. MacHale, 2010
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Become A Life Balance Master
The kids will become more demanding or your spouse or partner will suddenly need more attention or seem to “go off the deep end.” The possible manifestations of this phenomenon go on and on, but the manifestations are real. If allowed to ...
Ric Giardina, 2011
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Wild Man Creek
“If it's not bad enough that I'm starting over, I'm forty with a sketchy record of rehab and other stuff, and a whole crop of twenty-five-year-old hotshots ready to fill my slot. Now look, I'm not going to go off the deep end. I'm not going to complain or ...
Robyn Carr, 2011

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TO GO OFF THE DEEP END»

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Kansas fly fisherman is more than happy to go off the deep end
Hartman, who ran a guide service before taking a summer off, has helped customers catch 20 fish that would qualify for Kansas Master Angler awards. Included ... «Kansas City Star, Sep 14»

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