going ape
Totally freaking out
Going ape means becoming wildly excited, enthusiastic, or uncontrolled—like a primate in an agitated state.
Someone might go ape over a new song or go ape with rage.
The phrase suggests behavior that abandons typical human restraint: The crowd went ape when the band took the stage.
- insanitySevere mental illness
- dementedSeverely mentally disturbed
- lunaticDeranged or irrational person
- derangementDisturbed mental state
- crazyMentally unhinged
losing your mind · off the rails · flipping out · losing it · nuts · freaking out · hysteria · rampage · anger · seeing red · apeshit · feral · primal · wild out · mania · meltdown · outburst · mad