March hare
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I tell you, sir, he's as crazy as a March hare.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the Courier-Journal Colonel Watterson said flatly that Theodore was "as mad as a March hare," suggested that his family ought to lock him up before he did more harm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lafayette was mad as a March hare at their fighting without him.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
"The man is mad!" he gasped, "mad as a March hare!"
From First Person Paramount by Pratt, Ambrose
Another saying, and one that has come down to the present day, is, "As mad as a March hare."
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)
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