go ape

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Verb

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

1. (slang) To become wildly excited or enthusiastic.
2. (slang) To become very angry.

Synonyms

• (vulgar) go apeshit
• go bananas