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off the deep end

off the deep end adjective: extremely angry.

Adjective

off the deep end

  1. (usually in the phrase 'go off the deep end') Extremely angry.
    • I told him that I'd broken the vase, and he went off the deep end.
  2. (US, idiomatic) Crazy, erratic, or irrational.
    • It used to be a funny comic, but lately it has gone off the deep end.
    • I lost a good friend / Christmastime when folks go off the deep end / His woman took the kids and he took Klonopin / Enough to kill a man of twice his size2013, Jason Isbell, “Relatively Easy”, in Southeastern

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Questions about off the deep end

What does off the deep end mean?
Off the deep end means extremely angry.
What part of speech is off the deep end?
Off the deep end is an adjective.

Words near off the deep end in the dictionary

  1. off the chain
  2. off the chart
  3. off the charts
  4. off the clock
  5. off the cuff
  6. off the deep end
  7. off the derech
  8. off the dome
  9. off the face of the earth
  10. off the grid
  11. off the ground

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