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Like mad Moderate

Like mad has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Prep_phrase

Definitions
Adverb
1

(informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasis

"drove like crazy"

"worked like hell to get the job done"

"this sprain hurts like hell"

"ran like sin for the storm cellar"

"work like thunder"

"fought like the devil"

Prep_phrase
1

Like a mad person; in a furious or deranged manner; to a great or excessive degree; with great enthusiasm.

Example Sentences
"drove like crazy" adverb
"worked like hell to get the job done" adverb
"this sprain hurts like hell" adverb
"ran like sin for the storm cellar" adverb
"work like thunder" adverb
"fought like the devil" adverb
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
mad amad zymad lumad nomad unmad ahmad bemad samad be mad hammad haemad go mad get mad semimad hebdomad muhammad mohammad proximad look mad
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