go ape go ape /ɡoʊ eɪp/

verb

1. [Informal] Get very angry and fly into a rage  ( blow a fuse [Informal] , blow one's stack [Informal, N. American] , blow up [Informal] , combust , flip one's lid [Informal, N. American] , flip one's wig [Informal, American] , fly off the handle [Informal] , go ballistic [Informal] , have a fit [Informal] , have kittens , hit the ceiling [Informal] , hit the roof [Informal] , lose one's temper , throw a fit [Informal] , blow a gasket [Informal] , blow one's top [Informal] , go ape [Informal] , go apeshit [Vulgar] , go mental [Informal] )
   get very angry and fly into a rage
    The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
   The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
    Spam makes me go ballistic
   Spam makes me go ballistic