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    Hello!

    Which is the right idiom? "Getting or Going" crazy?

    Thanks a lot
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    I am going crazy.
    Someone or something is making me crazy.
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    Default Re: getting/going crazy

    Quote Originally Posted by Soup View Post
    I am going crazy.
    Someone or something is making me crazy.

    Thank you SOUP!

    Can't we ever say "I'm getting crazy"?

    Cheers
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    Default Re: getting/going crazy

    Quote Originally Posted by Will17 View Post
    Thank you SOUP!

    Can't we ever say "I'm getting crazy"?

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    Sure, but it's not what native English speakers would expect to hear. It's used by a given person in a particular situation; for example, inceptive "He's getting crazy", meaning he is starting to lose it, become crazy, very angry or upset.)

    Here's another one: someone or something is driving me crazy.
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