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 think she must be mad, for she said she was going to talk to the Governor and she asked me where he lived.”
From A Vendetta of the Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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
"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
