To go bananas

Idiom: To go bananas
Meaning: (1) to go or act a little crazy; (2) to become very angry or lose control of your temper.

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Context #1 – A man is complaining that his best friend painted a
mural on his backyard wall without asking him.


 George: Hey Ted, you didn’t have to go bananas on me just because I drew a mural on your backyard
wall.
Ted: George, your
little art work cost me two thousand dollars. 
I think I can go a little bananas.
 George: But it was a picture of you and me together.  You’re my best friend. 
Ted:The
only one that went bananas here is
you.  It’s easier to print a picture or
poster out.  You went to buy paint and
spent hours working on that.

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Context #2 –

Dominic: I
may have gone bananas this past
weekend.
Brian: Why do you say
that?  It’s not unusual for you to do
crazy things.
Dominic: I
spend forty thousand dollars on getting parts for my car.
Brian: Wow!  I may go
bananas
just from hearing what you did.

Meaning: To go bananas means to go a little crazy/wild
or to lose one’s temper.  It’s not always
a negative meaning.  It could be used as
an expression of exaggeration.  For
example, in context 2 Dominic and Brian aren’t having a negative conversation,
they’re just both surprised at the actions taken by Dominic.  In context #1, George expresses to Ted that
he didn’t have to become too upset about his gift, while Ted explains to George
that his actions were, in his opinion, crazy.



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