like a madman

idiom

: very recklessly
drive like a madman.

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With Gaga belting old-school pop standards and Phoenix tap-dancing like a madman, at least one of those aspects definitely works. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024 Brady famously has an insane work ethic and has reportedly been preparing like a madman for his debut. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024 Cleveland’s shortstop has performed at the plate, run the bases like a madman and played solid enough defense to force the front office to at least consider extending Rosario over his final two years of arbitration eligibility. Joe Noga, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 And the main throughline of it all is, of course, our dude Yorke, sounding at turns either like a madman or a prophet. Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Dec. 2022 Then, watching Samaje run like a madman every down. Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2022 Then, watching Samaje (Perine) run like a madman every down. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2022 Over the next two decades, as his career moved from SNL to The Tonight Show, Fallon bought up three other units across three stories of the building, stitching them together like a madman into a true Frankenstein’s monster of a triplex. Curbed, 14 June 2022 Donning Jeff Saturday’s No. 63, Pinter was alone near the front left pylon of the end zone, waving his arms like a madman after chipping his rusher and leaking out. Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2021

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“Like a madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20a%20madman. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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