go ape

go ape (or vulgar

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go ape very informal phrase

to become very excited, enthusiastic, or angry about something

Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyed_synonym become excited_synonym

Main entry: ape

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informal express wild excitement or anger

your kids will go ape over these Popsicles! | a washerwoman gone ape with a butcher knife

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go ape

informal

1 : to become very excited

The kids go ape [=go crazy, go wild] whenever they hear that song.

2 : to become very angry

Mom really went ape [=went ballistic, blew her top] when I got home late.

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Main Entry: ↑ape

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go ape — see ↑ape, 3

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go ˈape/ˈapeshit f19 idiom

(slang, especially NAmE) to become extremely angry or excited

Main entry: ↑ape_idiom