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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

Still, go ape spread around the country in short order.

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




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