[Idiom] getting/going crazy

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Will17

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Hello!

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

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I am going crazy.
Someone or something is making me crazy.
 

Will17

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I am going crazy.
Someone or something is making me crazy.


Thank you SOUP!

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

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Thank you SOUP!

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

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W
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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