go ape
Totally freak out
Go ape is to become wildly excited, enthusiastic, or angry—to lose composure in an unrestrained, almost primitive way.
The phrase evokes the frenzied behavior of apes: The crowd went ape when the band took the stage.
It can signal either positive excitement or negative fury: Dad's going to go ape when he sees the dent in his car.
- freak outReact with extreme alarm
- lose one's mindBecome psychologically unstable
- explodeBurst with sudden force
- lose itSuccumb to overwhelming emotion
- have a meltdownLose emotional control suddenly
come unglued · apeshit · flip out · fly into a rage · excited · hit the roof · blow a gasket · lose one's cool · throw a fit · blow one's top · wig out · ecstatic · enthusiastic · euphoric · jump for joy · overjoyed · uncontrollable · jubilant
emotional composure
go apestay calm
Remain unruffled
keep cool · keep one's cool · keep one's head · keep it together · hold it together