midsummer madness

American  

noun

1. a temporary lapse into foolishness, senseless behavior, folly, etc., especially during the summer.

   His plan to become a beachcomber is midsummer madness.

---

midsummer madness British  

noun

1. foolish or extravagant behaviour, supposed to occur during the summer

---

Etymology

Origin of midsummer madness

First recorded in 1595–1605

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

midsummer madness

And if the worst comes to the worst, you can always pass it off as midsummer madness.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2015

Referring directly to Lord Cecil's appeal, Chancellor Chamberlain declared, "That is very midsummer madness!"

From Time Magazine Archive

The full force of the midsummer madness struck Western Europe last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Emerson is as much his superior in that high and transparent sanity, which is not further removed from midsummer madness than it is from a terrene and grovelling mediocrity.

From Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson by John Morley

And when Holbein inscribed his second portrait of Dorothea with the words Laïs Corinthiaca, the midsummer madness must have been already a matter of scorn and wonder to himself.

From Holbein by Beatrice Fortescue

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---