go postal
US /ɡoʊ ˈpoʊ.stəl/
UK /ɡoʊ ˈpoʊ.stəl/
1.
大发雷霆, 发疯
to become extremely and uncontrollably angry, often to the point of violence
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After getting fired, he threatened to go postal on his former boss.
被解雇后，他威胁要对前老板大发雷霆。
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The customer started to go postal when his order was incorrect for the third time.
当他的订单第三次出错时，顾客开始大发雷霆。