go bananas over something

go bananas over (something)

To express great excitement about something in an exuberant manner. She totally went bananas over that wedding dress, so I think it's the one she's ultimately going to pick. The kids went bananas over the news that we're going to Disney World. Fans are still going bananas over the home team's game-winning goal in the final seconds of overtime.

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go bananas over something

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If you go bananas over something, you become very enthusiastic about it. Everyone went bananas over his new TV show.

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