goes ape
Totally freaks out
Goes ape means to become wildly excited, enthusiastic, or uncontrolled—like an agitated primate.
Someone might go ape over a new song they love, or go ape when they discover they've been cheated.
The phrase covers both positive excitement The crowd went ape when the band took the stage and angry outbursts My dad went ape when he saw the dent in his car.
- breaks downStops functioning properly
- apeshitViolently frenzied state
- outburstSudden emotional release
- flips outLoses control emotionally
- flies off the handleLoses temper suddenly
tantrum · loses it · throws a fit · hysterical · loses their mind · ecstatic · frenzy · euphoric · over the moon · overjoyed · rampage · freaks out · off the deep end · hits the roof · hits the ceiling · mania · uproar · delirium