Sens: Achmad

n. Ahmed, prénom masculin (Arabe)

mad Idiome

boiling mad

very angry, very upset, hopping mad By the time the car started, Emil was boiling mad.

don't get mad; get even

"do not waste your energy on anger, do get revenge; actions speak louder..." "To the victims he said, ""Don't get mad. Get even. Report this to the police."""

don't go away mad; just go away

"do not be angry, but leave; you are not welcome here" "He said to the heckler, ""Don't go away mad; just go away."""

get mad

become angry or cross, lose your cool When she gets mad, I leave the house. She has a bad temper.

go mad

become insane, go crazy, go nuts If he doesn't stop playing those drums, I'll go mad.

good and dead/mad/sick

very dead or mad or sick etc. That rodeo bull was good and mad. He tried to gore the rider.

got it made

be happy and successful and rich Brandy's got it made: she has a career, wealth and a loving family.

have it made

have achieved success, have everything you want Viv has a new home, two cars and a career. She has it made.

hopping mad

very angry, hot She was hopping mad when you laughed at her wig.

like crazy/like mad

a lot, very much, to beat the band She laughed like crazy whenever Earl told a joke.

like mad

very fast, with great energy I worked like mad but I was unable to finish the project by noon as I had hoped.

mad about

like a lot, crazy about Olga's mad about Yorgi. She loves him too much!

mad as a hatter

strange, eccentric, batty, plumb loco If you wear that pink wig, people will think you're mad as a hatter.

mad as a hornet

very angry, in a fighting mood He was as mad as a hornet when he came to work this morning.

mad hatter

strange, unusual, wacko Jo lives in a mad-hatter place. Her friends walk around nude and sing songs about heaven.

made for each other

be natural mates, be very compatible, soul mates Bob and Alice are made for each other. They're happily married.

make me sick/mad etc.

cause me to feel sick or mad etc. It makes me sick the way he talks about war all the time.

rip-snorting mad

very angry, violent The bull got rip-snorting mad when he missed the toreador.

self-made man

one who succeeds by his own efforts Ming built his business by himself. He's a self-made man.

Someone's made his/her own bed; now let him/her li

Someone has caused

spitting mad

very angry, pissed off Mom was spitting mad when you ran across her flower garden.

stark raving mad

completely crazy, out of your mind Ophelia went stark raving mad after Hamlet rejected her.

Elijah Muhammad

Elijah Poole, a Georgia-born ex-factory worker who founded the black muslim movement Nation of Islam in Detroit in 1930, also known as Honorable Elijah Muhammad

mad

extremely, very, a large quantity:"His jeep was pumpin' mad bass"

mad dog

to stare or glare at another person with intent to intimidate

madhatter

someone who sells drugs

made do

manage凑合；对付
This motel isn't what we wanted，but we must make do．这家汽车旅馆不是我们想住的，但我们只好将就一下。
She'll make do with the old typewriter until the new one arrives．新打字机到之前她将凑合着用旧的。
If yod don't have the right tool for the job， we'll have to make do without it．假如你没有干这活的适当工具，咱们只得对付着干。

made do (with, without)

made up of

composed of； consisting of；comprising由…组成
The committee is made up of seven members．委员会由7人组成。

made to order

Idiom(s): made to order

Theme: FITTING

put together on request.
• This suit fits so well because it's made to order.
• His feet are so big that all his shoes have to be made to order.

made to measure

Idiom(s): made to measure

Theme: FITTING

[of clothing] made especially to fit the measurements of a particular person.
• Jack has his suits made to measure because he's rather large.
• Having clothes made to measure is rather expensive.

mad as hell

Idiom(s): (as) mad as hell

Theme: ANGER

very angry. (Informal. Use hell with caution.)
• He made his wife as mad as hell.
• Those terrorists make me mad as hell.

mad as a wet hen

Idiom(s): (as) mad as a wet hen

Theme: ANGER

angry. (Folksy.)
• Bob was screaming and shouting—as mad as a wet hen.
• What you said made Mary mad as a wet hen.

in a mad rush

Idiom(s): in a mad rush

Theme: HURRY

in a hurry.
• I ran around all day today in a mad rush, looking for a present for Bill.
• Why are you always in a mad rush?

have sth made

Idiom(s): have sth made

Theme: BENEFIT

to have achieved a successful state. (Slang. Usually with it.)
• Mary really has it made. She inherited one million dollars.
• I wish I had it made like that.

have method in one's madness

Idiom(s): have method in one's madness

Theme: PURPOSE

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.

get mad at

Idiom(s): get mad at sth

Theme: FORCE

to muster all one's physical and mental resources in order to do something. (Informal or slang.)
• Come on, Bill. If you're going to lift your end of the piano, you're going to have to get mad at it.
• The sergeant keep yelling, "Work, work! Push, push! Come on, you guys, get mad!"

drive sb mad

Idiom(s): drive someone crazy AND drive someone mad

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to annoy or irritate someone.
• This itch is driving me crazy.
• All these telephone calls are driving me mad.

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

Overcoming adversity leads to competence.

Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.

Nothing is achieved without effort.

As mad as a hatter

This simile means that someone is crazy or behaves very strangely. In the past many people who made hats went insane because they had a lot of contact with mercury.

As mad as a wrongly shot hog

(USA) If someone is as mad as a wrongly shot hog, they are very angry. (Same as, Angry as a bear or Angry as a bull).

Like watching sausage getting made

If something is like watching sausages getting made, unpleasant truths about it emerge that make it much less appealing. The idea is that if people watched sausages getting made, they would probably be less fond of them.

Mad as a badger

If someone is as mad as a badger, they are crazy.

Mad as a bag of hammers

Someone who is as mad as a bag of hammers is crazy or stupid. ('Daft as a bag of hammers' is also used.)

Mad as a cut snake

(USA) One who is mad as a cut snake has lost all sense of reason, is crazy, out of control.

Mad as a March hare

Someone who is excitable and unpredictable is as mad as a March hare.

Made in the shade

One has an easy time in life or in a given situation. Finding things working to one's benefit.

Made of money

If you are made of money, you have a lot of money.

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.

More Idioms/Phrases

Meet your match Megaphone diplomacy Melt your heart Melting pot Memory like a sieve Memory like an elephant Mess with a bull, you get the horns Method in his madness Mexican standoff Mickey Mouse Midas touch Middle of nowhere Mighty oaks from little acorns grow Millstone round your neck