I was mad about animals and ignored everything else until I was about eleven.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
mad about someone — informal phrase very much in love with someone Jack and I were mad about each other. Thesaurus: in love with someonesynonym Main entry: mad … Useful english dictionary
mad about someone — informal very much in love with someone Jack and I were mad about each other … English dictionary
mad about something — mad about (someone/something) to like or love someone or something very much. I was mad about animals and ignored everything else until I was about eleven. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of mad (= crazy) … New idioms dictionary
mad about — (someone/something) to like or love someone or something very much. I was mad about animals and ignored everything else until I was about eleven. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of mad (= crazy) … New idioms dictionary
crazy about someone — crazy about (someone/something) to like or love someone or something very much. He was my first love, and I was crazy about him. Usage notes: often used in the negative form not crazy about to express a lack of enthusiasm about someone or… … New idioms dictionary
mad — [ mæd ] adjective ** 1. ) never before noun INFORMAL angry: He makes me mad, the way he keeps criticizing me. mad at/with: My boss is mad at me for missing the meeting. 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH very silly or stupid: CRAZY: be mad to do something: You… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mad */*/ — UK [mæd] / US adjective Word forms mad : adjective mad comparative madder superlative maddest 1) very silly or stupid You ll think I m mad – I ve just left my job. be mad to do something: You re mad to spend so much money on clothes. a) informal… … English dictionary
mad — /mæd / (say mad) adjective (madder, maddest) 1. disordered in intellect; insane. 2. Colloquial angry. 3. (of wind, etc.) furious in violence. 4. (of animals) a. abnormally furious: a mad bull. b. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 5. wildly… …
mad — W3S2 [mæd] adj comparative madder superlative maddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(angry)¦ 2¦(crazy)¦ 3¦(uncontrolled)¦ 4 be mad about/for/on somebody/something 5¦(mentally ill)¦ 6 like mad 7 don t go mad … Dictionary of contemporary English
mad — adjective madder, maddest 1 ANGRY (not before noun) informal especially AmE angry: You make me so mad! | Stay clear of Tucker he s mad as hell and looking for a fight. | mad at sb AmE: Don t get mad at me, I m just telling you what Ray said. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
