become+excited

  • 111ferment — ferment, foment 1. Ferment is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb. 2. As verbs, ferment and foment are often confused because they are pronounced approximately the same… …

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  • 112foment — ferment, foment 1. Ferment is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb. 2. As verbs, ferment and foment are often confused because they are pronounced approximately the same… …

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  • 113go apeshit — v. become excited or upset. He went apeshit when he heard he was going to be laid off …

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  • 114flap — [flap] n. [ME flappe < the v.] 1. anything flat and broad that is attached at one end and hangs loose or covers an opening [the flap of a pocket] 2. the motion or slapping sound of a swinging flap [the flap of an awning] 3. Archaic a blow with …

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  • 115go up in the air — To become excited or angry (see also below) • • • Main Entry: ↑air …

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  • 116get up steam — 1. To build up steam pressure 2. To collect one s forces 3. To become excited • • • Main Entry: ↑steam …

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  • 117flap|pa|ble — «FLAP uh buhl», adjective. Informal. tending to become excited, alarmed, or confused: »As he demonstrated for a nationwide audience while he was being questioned by newsmen after the assassination attempt, Chief Reddin is not easily flappable… …

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  • 118go nonlinear — informal become excited or angry, esp. about a particular obsession …

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  • 119in·tox·i·cant — /ınˈtɑːksıkənt/ noun, pl cants [count] formal : something (such as an acoholic drink) that causes people to become excited or confused and less able to control what they say or do : an intoxicating substance The use of intoxicants and stimulants… …

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  • 120go ape — become very angry, become furious and react violently; be extremely enthusiastic about something, be very excited about something …

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