Collocations for mad - adj.
1. (esp. BrE) not sane
→ See also crazy
VERBS
be,
look,
seem
go
He went mad and spent the rest of his life locked up in a mental hospital.
The world had gone completely mad.
go
He went mad and spent the rest of his life locked up in a mental hospital.
The world had gone completely mad.
drive sb
His experiences in the First World War drove him mad.
The children are driving me mad!
His experiences in the First World War drove him mad.
The children are driving me mad!
consider sb,
think sb
Her colleagues thought her quite mad.
Her colleagues thought her quite mad.
pronounce sb
ADVERB
absolutely,
completely,
quite,
totally,
utterly
barking (BrE), raving, stark raving (all informal)
What a barking mad idea!
You must be stark raving mad to risk your money like that!
barking (BrE), raving, stark raving (all informal)
What a barking mad idea!
You must be stark raving mad to risk your money like that!
almost
a little, slightly, etc.
half
a little, slightly, etc.
half
2. (informal, esp. AmE) angry
VERBS
be,
feel,
look
get
I get so mad when people don't take me seriously.
get
I get so mad when people don't take me seriously.
make sb
It makes me really mad when people waste food.
It makes me really mad when people waste food.
Mad is used with these nouns:
dash, dog, eye, frenzy, genius, idea, panic, professor, rush, scientist, scramble, whirl, world
dash, dog, eye, frenzy, genius, idea, panic, professor, rush, scientist, scramble, whirl, world