AMERICAN ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS/IDIOMS: to go ballistic

Written By Sally Moore

I went ballistic when he said that rude thing to me.

Fiquei irritado quando ele disse aquela coisa rude para mim.

There’s no need to go ballistic. Everything will be ok.

Não há necessidade de ficar irritado. Tudo ficará bem.

It seems she’s never calm. She goes ballistic at the slightest issue.

Parece que ela nunca está calma. Ela fica irritada ao menor problema.

ENGLISH/PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY:

TO GO BALLISTIC: to become upset

Sally Moore
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