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
"Hush up!" he says, forgettin' to be mad for once and speakin' actually plaintive.
From The Postmaster by Lincoln, Joseph C.
When I found my senses again I thought that I must be mad, for there before me stood a woman dressed in my garments, whose face seemed like my face, yet not the same.
From The Brethren by Haggard, Henry Rider
Well, he must weep, or he will be mad for ever.
From The Scapegoat; a romance and a parable by Caine, Hall, Sir
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