barking mad
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An informal expression meaning completely insane or crazy.
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- He must be barking mad to quit his job in this economy.
- What a barking mad idea!
- That plan to cross the desert on a unicycle is absolutely barking mad.
- He must be barking mad to go out in this weather without a coat.
- Are you barking mad? You can't wear shorts in this blizzard!
- The neighbours think I'm barking mad because I talk to my plants.
- She went barking mad when she found out he had crashed her new car.
- You'd have to be barking mad to turn down such a generous offer.
- You'd have to be barking mad to invest all your money in that risky startup.
- Some people say he's a genius, others think he's just barking mad.
- My neighbor is barking mad; he mows his lawn in the middle of the night.
- It was a barking mad plan, but somehow it actually worked.
- I thought the director's idea for the final scene was barking mad, but it actually worked.
- She decided to quit her job and sail around the world; her family thought she was barking mad.
- The suggestion that we work on Saturday for no extra pay is barking mad.
- If you think I'm going to jump out of a plane, you're barking mad.
- The old man down the street shouts at pigeons; everyone thinks he's a bit barking mad.
- The whole situation is just barking mad, if you ask me.
- Sometimes, the most brilliant ideas sound barking mad at first.
- Is he actually dangerous or just barking mad?