to have a purpose in what one is doing, even though it seems to be mad. • What I'm doing may look strange, but there is method in my madness. • Wait until she finishes; then you'll see that there is method in her madness.
Method in his madness
If there's method in someone's madness, they do things in a strange and unorthodox way, but manage to get results.
Method To My Madness
Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.
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n. phr. A plan or organization of ideas hard to perceive at first, but that becomes noticeable after longer and closer examination. We thought he was crazy to threaten to resign from the university but, when he was offered a tenured full professorship, we realized that there had been method in his madness.
method in one's madness An underlying purpose in crazy behavior, as in Harry takes seemingly random trips around the country but there's method to his madness—he's checking on real estate values. This expression comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet (2:2): “Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.” For a modern equivalent, see crazy like a fox.
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