Phrase guide

go nuts

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To become mad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • Yeah, I sometimes go nuts when people try and write on my stuff.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Go ahead; feel free.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: imperative, informal

Examples

  • "Can we play in the garden?" "Sure, go nuts."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

102 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَصْبَحَ مَجْنُونًا (ʔaṣbaḥa majnūnan) — to become mad
  • Azerbaijani: dəli olmaq — to become mad
  • Azerbaijani: başı qaçmaq — to become mad
  • Azerbaijani: ağlı qaçmaq — to become mad
  • Azerbaijani: ağlı çaşmaq — to become mad
  • Belarusian: вар'яце́ць (varʺjacjécʹ) — to become mad
  • Belarusian: звар'яце́ць (zvarʺjacjécʹ) — to become mad
  • Belarusian: ашале́ць (ašaljécʹ) — to become mad
  • Belarusian: з'е́хаць з глу́зду (zʺjéxacʹ z hlúzdu) — to become mad
  • Belarusian: адурэ́ць (adurécʹ) — to become mad
  • Catalan: embogir — to become mad
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發瘋 /发疯 (fāfēng) — to become mad
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發狂 /发狂 (fākuáng) — to become mad
  • Czech: bláznit se — to become mad
  • Czech: zbláznit se — to become mad
  • Czech: šílet — to become mad
  • Czech: zešílet — to become mad
  • Esperanto: freneziĝi — to become mad
  • Estonian: hulluks minema — to become mad
  • Finnish: tulla hulluksi — to become mad
  • French: devenir chèvre — to become mad
  • French: devenir fou — to become mad
  • French: péter un câble — to become mad
  • French: péter un plomb — to become mad
  • French: péter les plombs — to become mad
  • Galician: tolear — to become mad
  • Galician: reloucar — to become mad
  • Galician: enlouquecer — to become mad
  • Georgian: გაგიჟება (gagižeba) — to become mad
  • Georgian: გარეკვა (gareḳva) — to become mad
  • Georgian: გაფრენა (gaprena) — to become mad
  • German: verrückt werden — to become mad
  • German: durchdrehen — to become mad
  • Greek: τρελαίνομαι (trelaínomai) — to become mad
  • Hebrew: הִשְׁתַּגֵּעַ (hishtagéa) — to become mad
  • Hungarian: megőrül — to become mad
  • Hungarian: beleőrül — to become mad
  • Icelandic: sturlast — to become mad
  • Ido: dementeskar — to become mad
  • Ingrian: männä hulluks — to become mad
  • Italian: impazzire — to become mad
  • Japanese: 狂う (kuruu) — to become mad
  • Japanese: 気が狂う (ki ga kuruu) — to become mad
  • Korean: 미쳐지다 (micheojida) — to become mad
  • Māori: whakarorirori — to become mad
  • Marathi: वेड लागणे (veḍ lāgṇe) — to become mad
  • Polish: wariować — to become mad
  • Polish: zwariować — to become mad
  • Polish: szaleć — to become mad
  • Polish: oszaleć — to become mad
  • Portuguese: enlouquecer — to become mad
  • Romanian: înnebuni — to become mad
  • Russian: сходи́ть с ума́ (sxodítʹ s umá) — to become mad
  • Russian: сойти́ с ума́ (sojtí s umá) — to become mad
  • Russian: лиша́ться рассу́дка (lišátʹsja rassúdka) — to become mad
  • Russian: лиши́ться рассу́дка (lišítʹsja rassúdka) — to become mad
  • Russian: обезу́меть (obezúmetʹ) — to become mad
  • Russian: чо́кнуться (čóknutʹsja) — to become mad
  • Russian: свихну́ться (svixnútʹsja) — to become mad
  • Russian: тро́нуться (trónutʹsja) — to become mad
  • Russian: спя́тить (spjátitʹ) — to become mad
  • Russian: ошале́ть (ošalétʹ) — to become mad
  • Russian: ополоу́меть (opoloúmetʹ) — to become mad
  • Russian: одуре́ть (odurétʹ) — to become mad
  • Russian: сдуре́ть (sdurétʹ) — to become mad
  • Russian: сбрендить (sbréndit') — to become mad
  • Sikkimese: ཆོལ (chol) — to become mad
  • Slovak: blázniť sa — to become mad
  • Slovak: zblázniť sa — to become mad
  • Slovak: šalieť — to become mad
  • Slovak: zošalieť — to become mad
  • Spanish: enloquecerse — to become mad
  • Spanish: enloquecer — to become mad
  • Spanish: trastornarse — to become mad
  • Spanish: volverse loco — to become mad
  • Swedish: bli galen — to become mad
  • Turkish: kudurmak — to become mad
  • Turkish: kafayı yemek — to become mad
  • Turkish: çıldırmak — to become mad
  • Turkish: delirmek — to become mad
  • Turkish: aklını yitirmek — to become mad
  • Turkish: kulumak — to become mad
  • Ukrainian: божево́літи (boževólity) — to become mad
  • Ukrainian: збожево́літи (zboževólity) — to become mad
  • Ukrainian: з'ї́хати з глу́зду (zʺjíxaty z hlúzdu) — to become mad
  • Ukrainian: здурі́ти (zduríty) — to become mad
  • Ukrainian: ошалі́ти (ošalíty) — to become mad
  • Vietnamese: phát điên — to become mad
  • Chinese Mandarin: 來吧 /来吧 (lái ba) — go ahead
  • Chinese Mandarin: 請便 /请便 (qǐngbiàn) — go ahead
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可以 (kěyǐ) — go ahead
  • Finnish: antaa mennä — go ahead
  • French: allez-y — go ahead
  • French: vas-y — go ahead
  • German: leg los — go ahead
  • Polish: śmiało — go ahead
  • Polish: baw się dobrze — go ahead
  • Polish: bawcie się dobrze — go ahead
  • Portuguese: ir em frente — go ahead
  • Russian: не стесня́йтесь (ne stesnjájtesʹ) — go ahead
  • Spanish: ¡dale! — go ahead
  • Swedish: kör på — go ahead