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Synonyms

like crazy

Idioms  

  1. Also, like mad; like nobody's business. With exceeding enthusiasm or speed, without restraint. For example, We shopped like crazy and bought all our furniture in one day, or Once he's out of the town limits he drives like mad, or The choir sang the Hallelujah Chorus like nobody's business. The first terms employ crazy and mad in the sense of “lunatic” as a hyperbole for lack of restraint; the third implies that no business could be conducted in such an extraordinary fashion. The first and third date from the 1920s, the second from the mid-1600s.

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See: Stocks are swinging like crazy while the S&P 500 goes nowhere in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Until then, Friedman said, their “only focus” is on delivering the best possible product to the fans who pack Dodger Stadium every night and shop the team store like crazy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

So, we will live to 120 and spend like crazy.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

“If you’re seeing, like, crazy horror stories online don’t assume that that’s going to happen to you,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Lolo loves all of us grandkids like crazy.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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