going wild

Verb

go wild (third-person singular simple present goes wild, present participle going wild, simple past went wild, past participle gone wild)

1. (idiomatic) To become very noisy and excited.
   • Brazil scored, and the crowd went wild!

   Antonyms:

   go mild

2. (idiomatic, imperative) To go ahead; do as one pleases (used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal).

   Synonyms:

   go nuts, knock oneself out

3. To land or pass wildly off-target.
   • The policeman's first two shots went wild before he took down the gunman with his third.