"virer sur le top" meaning in Français

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Verb

  1. Perdre toute lucidité, devenir fou. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: fr-virer_sur_le_top-fr-verb-ZTIsM1Xj Categories (other): Exemples en français, Termes populaires en français, Français du Québec
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          "ref": "Louise Deschâtelets, Ma fille m’inquiète, Le Journal de Montréal, 25 avril 2021",
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