be mad

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

to be insane (esp. BrE)

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Examples (20)

  • You must be mad to go out in this storm.
  • Please don't be mad at me for being late.
  • Some people thought the old inventor was mad.
  • Are you still mad at him after all this time?
  • You are mad if you think I'm going to help you with that.
  • I was so mad when I saw the mess in the kitchen.
  • You must be stark raving mad to risk your money like that!
  • He is really mad about the way he was treated.
  • Are you mad? That is the most dangerous thing I've ever heard.
  • She will be mad if she finds out we lost the tickets.
  • Anyone who believes his lies must be mad.
  • My parents were mad because I stayed out too late.
  • I would be mad to turn down such an amazing offer.
  • There is no reason to be mad over a simple misunderstanding.
  • Her colleagues began to suspect that she was quite mad.
  • They have been mad at each other since the wedding.
  • Sometimes it feels as though the entire world is mad.
  • I would be mad too if I were in your position.
  • He was mad for the final ten years of his life.
  • Why are you mad at everyone today?