go nuts

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/ɡoʊ nʌts/
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An informal idiom for losing control through anger, excitement, or stress, and in commands for giving someone free rein.
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Examples

  • The paint is washable, so go nuts with the colors.
  • If the Wi-Fi drops again, Dad will go nuts.
  • Add as much chili as you like, go nuts.
  • She goes nuts whenever someone parks in her space.
  • If you want to rearrange the shelves, go nuts.

Similar words

go wild
freak out
feel free
flip out
go wild
lose it
help yourself
go for it
go crazy
go ahead

Meanings

Lose control through strong emotion

everyday
informal
To become very angry, excited, stressed, or mentally overwhelmed, often in a loud or uncontrolled way.

Examples

  • If the Wi-Fi drops again, Dad will go nuts.
  • The crowd went nuts when the singer walked onstage.
  • I was going nuts after three hours of drilling next door.
  • She goes nuts whenever someone parks in her space.
  • The kids went nuts over the new water slide.
  • Don't go nuts just because the plans changed.

Similar words

go crazy
lose it
freak out
go wild
go berserk
lose one's mind
flip out

Give free rein

permission
informal
Used as a casual command to tell someone they may do as much as they like or act without holding back.

Examples

  • Need more sprinkles? Go nuts.
  • The paint is washable, so go nuts with the colors.
  • If you want to rearrange the shelves, go nuts.
  • There are blank pages at the back, so go nuts.
  • Add as much chili as you like, go nuts.
  • The sample files are yours to edit, go nuts.

Similar words

go ahead
feel free
go for it
knock yourself out
have at it
help yourself
go wild

Etymology

Built from the slang adjective nuts, meaning crazy or mentally unsound, which is attested from the nineteenth century and was influenced by nut as slang for the head.

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