be barking mad

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be barking mad (British & Australian old-fashioned)

to be crazy You went swimming in the sea in the middle of winter? You must be barking mad!

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Bookmakers can argue that punters must be barking mad to back a horse on a losing run that stretches back to July 2000, but the counter-argument is that Barking Mad has dropped a long way in the weights as a result of his 19 defeats. Trading Bureau: Be a Fallon fan and go Barking Mad at Windsor; ... by The Racing Post (London, England) Widower Arthur, of Newport, Gwent, said yesterday: "They must be barking mad. OAP bus man says fare's a doggone con by The Mirror (London, England) Some people think I may be barking mad to take on this challenge but, make no mistake, we will defend it tooth and claw. RALLY TO SAVE WOOFIE by Smith, Anna; Martin, Stephen / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			be at home be at it hammer and tongs be at loggerheads be at odds be at odds with be at pains be at peace with the world be at sea be at sixes and sevens be at the bottom of be at the end of tether be at the mercy of be at the receiving end be at the wheel be at wits' end be au fait with be away with the fairies be back in harness be back on the rails be backed into a corner be backward in coming forward be bad news be bag be bang on be banging head against a brick wall be barking mad be barking up the wrong tree be batting a thousand be baying for blood be before time be behind the eight ball be behind the times be below par be below the belt be beside be beside the point be beyond ken be beyond the pale be big of be big on be bitter and twisted be bone dry be bone idle be bored to death be born with a silver spoon in mouth be bouncing off the walls be bound and determined be brain dead be bright and breezy be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed be broad in the beam			Be Back Later On Be Back Later Sometime Be Back Maybe Later Be Back Much Later Be Back Ok? Be Back On Later be back on the rails Be Back Quick Be Back Real Soon Be Back Soon Be Back Soon Darling Be Back Sooner or Later Be Back Tomorrow Be Back Very Soon Be Back Way Later Be Back Whenever be backed into a corner be backward in coming forward be bad news be bag be bananas be bananas be bananas be banded together be bang on be banging head against a brick wall be banging head against a brick wall be banging head against a brick wall be banging head against a brick wall be banging head against a brick wall be barking mad be barking up the wrong tree be batting a thousand be baying for blood be be good enough be be good enough be be good enough be before time be behind the eight ball be behind the times be behind the wheel be beholden be below par be below the belt be benevolent be bent upon be bereft of be beside be beside the point be better be bewildered be beyond a joke be beyond a joke be beyond ken be beyond the pale be biased be big of be big on

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