"go postal" meaning in All languages combined

See go postal on Wiktionary

Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ɡəʊ ˈpəʊs.təl\
  1. Perdre le contrôle, péter un câble.
    Sense id: fr-go_postal-en-verb-HWff4lV1 Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    "(1963) Allusion à une série de faits divers tragiques ayant impliqué des employés du service postal des États-Unis."
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    "(1963) Allusion à une série de faits divers tragiques ayant impliqué des employés du service postal des États-Unis."
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