going bananas
Going completely crazy
Going bananas is losing composure—becoming wildly excited, frantic, or crazy.
The phrase can describe enthusiastic response The crowd went bananas when she took the stage or mental unraveling I'm going bananas trying to finish this project.
The image evokes monkeys driven to frenzy by their favorite fruit.
- freaking outLosing emotional control suddenly
- losing itMental composure collapsing
- off the deep endInto extreme behavior
- ecstaticOverwhelmed with joy
- euphoricOverwhelmed with joy
over the moon · flipping out · flying off the handle · frenzied · unhinged · losing the plot · hysterical · manic · overjoyed · overwhelmed · berserk · agitated · bonkers · exhilarated · out of control · bouncing off the walls · cheering · shouting
- letting loosecutting loose, letting go, running wild, losing control, blowing off steam
emotional composure
going bananaskeeping calm
keeping one's cool · keeping it together · keeping cool · keeping a cool head · holding it together
mental stability
going bananasthinking clearly