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 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
"Then I must be mad; for don't I see the light of day, and don't I hear the wind blowing, and the sea breaking on the shore?"
From A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Verne, Jules
Laura looked as if she wanted to be mad for a minute, but she was not.
From Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck by Wheeler, Janet D.
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
