be mad for
Example Sentences
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“I’ll be mad for the next 24 hours, and get back to work tomorrow.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2019
I believe the Fellow to be mad, for my part.
From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)
"Hush up!" he says, forgettin' to be mad for once and speakin' actually plaintive.
From The Postmaster by Lincoln, Joseph C.
She accompanied them with hands that seemed to be mad for joy—hands that threatened every moment to snap the chords of the instrument.
From Poor Miss Finch by Collins, Wilkie
I don't know any sorer trial than to be mad for speed and have to crawl at a snail's pace.
From Greenmantle by Buchan, John
