go postal
To become aggressive and erratic, especially due to stressTo 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.
» This will be the thing that makes Tom go postal.
Значення
значень: 1(США, розмовне)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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Приклади
речень: 1This will be the thing that makes Tom go postal.
Переклади
мов: 3За значеннями 1
Походження
From go (“to become”) + postal (“relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail”From go (“to become”) + postal (“relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail”), from a number of incidents, mostly gun violence, perpetrated by disgruntled U.S. Postal Service workers on co-workers in the United States in the mid 1980s.
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Форми
goes postal, going postal, went postal, gone postal| Базова форма | go postal · to go postal |
|---|---|
| 3-я особа однини | goes postal |
| Дієприкметник теперішнього часу | going postal |
| Минулий час | went postal |
| Дієприкметник минулого часу | gone postal |
неправильне · Урок
Синоніми
синонімів: 54Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: неправильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу