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The phrase "things went mental" is correct and usable in written English, particularly in informal contexts.
It can be used to describe a situation that became chaotic, crazy, or out of control. Example: "At the party, things went mental when the band started playing and everyone rushed to the dance floor."
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On the island, things went mental.
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Things have gone mental now.
Everything went mental.
We went mental.
"My Twitter went mental," she said.
That T-shirt went mental.
Unsurprisingly, Twitter went mental.
Her boyfriend went mental.
Everybody went mental.
"[With] austerity, things going wrong, mental health problems rise and it's easy for money to go into other things.
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