uscire di senno

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to leave of wisdom”.

Verb

uscìre di senno (first-person singular present èsco di senno, first-person singular past historic uscìi di senno, past participle uscìto di senno, auxiliary èssere)

1. to take leave of one's senses

   Synonym: impazzire

   • 2021 July 8 (last accessed), “Il giovane Holden”, in Wikipedia‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 August 2021:

     Non appena viene a sapere che quella sera Stradlater sarebbe uscito con una sua amica d'infanzia di cui era innamorato, sapendo che aveva già fatto molte volte l'amore con altre ragazze con cui era uscito e temendo che potesse provarci anche con lei, esce di senno e inizia ad insultarlo pesantemente.

     As soon as he learns that Stradlater was going to go out with one of his childhood friends with whom he was in love, knowing that he had already made love with other girls with whom he went out and fearing that he could try to do so with her too, he takes leave of his senses and begins to insult him heavily.