burst someone's bubble »
To disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.
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get a grip »
To relax; to calm down; to stop being angry; to come to one's senses or become more rational.
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go ballistic »
To become very angry and irrational.
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go batshit »
To become completely irrational; to react in an irrationally extreme manner.
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gut feeling »
An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.
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have a screw loose »
A phrase meaning that the subject is insane or irrational.
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have one's heart set on »
To want or desire deeply, regardless of practicality or rationality.
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level-headed »
Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.
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lose the plot »
To cease to be behaving in a predictable and/or rational manner.
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off the deep end »
Crazy, erratic, or irrational.
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power up »
To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to make it operational.
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scare out of one's wits »
To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.
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stand to reason »
To make sense; to seem logical, reasonable, or rational.
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take leave of one's senses »
To go crazy; to stop behaving rationally.
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touchy-feely »
Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.
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