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go postal
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
US
informal
intransitive
Japanese Meaning
職場などで、ストレスや怒りにより攻撃的・暴力的な行動に出る状態になること / 極度の怒りにより理性を失い、暴走状態になること / （特に米国の俗語で）銃撃事件のような極端な暴力行為を行うこと
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(intransitive, chiefly US, informal) To become aggressive and erratic, especially due to stress; specifically, to carry out a shooting spree at a workplace environment; also (more generally) to become very angry; to lose one's temper.
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After three months of impossible deadlines and constant criticism, he looked like he might go postal during the staff meeting.
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After three months of impossible deadlines and constant criticism, he looked like he might go postal during the staff meeting.
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