go spare

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go spare

verb goes spare · going spare · went spare · gone spare

To be available or unused. There's some bacon going spare if anyone wants some more.
UK, informal To become very angry; to become frustrated or distraught: see spare. When he found out that someone had broken the window, he went spare.
archaic To be unemployed.

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verb to become mad (crazy, frustrated or distressed)

Deutsch	die Fassung verlieren, die Beherrschung verlieren, sich ärgern
Italiano	perdere le staffe

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@misc{go_spare_2026,
  title = {go spare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20spare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}