Local English word record

like mad

adverb · 1 sense

with great speed or effort or intensity

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Examples

  • drove like crazy
  • worked like hell to get the job done
  • ran like sin for the storm cellar
  • work like thunder
  • fought like the devil

Source and method

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Princeton WordNet 3.0