My boss will go bananas if we miss this deadline.
go bananas
idiomTo get angry; to go mad.
Origin
disputed originFrom bananas (“crazy”).
When the fans saw their favorite band walk onto the stage, they went bananas and started cheering loudly.
The manager went bananas upon discovering that the entire inventory had been misplaced, shouting at the staff until the office fell into a tense, uncomfortable silence.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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banana nose
A large, unusually long nose.
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banana republic
A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
Last updated April 17, 2026