be as mad as a March hare

be as mad as a March hare
old-fashioned to be crazy.

This woman was dancing in the road and singing very loudly - I thought she was mad as a March hare.


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  • mad as a March hare — See: MAD AS A HATTER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mad as a March hare — See: MAD AS A HATTER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mad as a march hare — Someone who is excitable and unpredictable is as mad as a March hare …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • mad\ as\ a\ March\ hare — • mad as a hatter • mad as a March hare adj. phr. Not able to think right; crazy. Anyone who thinks the moon is made of green cheese is mad as a hatter …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Mad as a March hare — To be as mad as a March hare is an English idiomatic phrase derived from the observed antics, said to occur (incorrectly) cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/sharedearth 20070209.shtml | title = Dylan Winter – Irish Hare |… …   Wikipedia

  • mad as a March hare — (as) mad as a March hare (of a person) completely mad or irrational; crazy …   Useful english dictionary

  • mad as a March hare —    Someone who is excitable and unpredictable is as mad as a March hare.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Mad as a March hare —   Someone who is excitable and unpredictable is as mad as a March hare …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • As mad as a March Hare — March March (m[aum]rch), n. [L. Martius mensis Mars month fr. Martius belonging to Mars, the god of war: cf. F. mars. Cf. {Martial}.] The third month of the year, containing thirty one days. [1913 Webster] The stormy March is come at last, With… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • March hare — noun A hare gambolling in the breeding season, proverbially mad because of its antics • • • Main Entry: ↑March * * * n. informal a brown hare in the breeding season, noted for its leaping, boxing, and chasing in circles mad as a March hare …   Useful english dictionary

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