like mad
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"They were struggling like mad so we made sure they got everything they needed."
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
Mahomes celebrated winning by sprinting like mad into the end zone.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024
They really are out there coming up with the dishes on the fly, running around the kitchen like mad and the sweat you see is real.
From Salon • May 12, 2023
Hotels, airlines and medical clinics all are hiring like mad.
From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023
They were all scratching away like mad at the hair on the backs of their necks!
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
