go hostile

English

Verb

go hostile (third-person singular simple present goes hostile, present participle going hostile, simple past went hostile, past participle gone hostile)

  1. (business) To engage in a hostile takeover of another company.
    • 2008, Jessica Mintz, “Report: Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile today”, in ABC News‎:
      Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
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