go ape
Example Sentences
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It’s not only because they scratch the itch of just wanting to go ape shit in a game but also because Koei Tecmo didn’t skimp on the storytelling.
From The Verge • Jul. 8, 2022
Later in the 1950s, go bananas emerged as another member of this slang family, likely influenced by the earlier popularity of go ape.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2018
Count to two, Coleman said, and then shift the lever smoothly from free-spool to let the drag take charge of a tuna that’s about to go ape.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2016
Elan Zafir, who plays the hopelessly incompetent jungle guide, says kids “just go ape over some of the things that happen.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2016
He’d go ape when he saw the figures.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
