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hatter

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*mad as a hatter and *mad as a march hare 
1. crazy. (Alludes to the crazy characters in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. *Also: as ~.) Poor old John is as mad as a hatter. All these screaming children are driving me mad as a hatter.
2. angry. (This is a misunderstanding of mad in the first sense. *Also: as ~.) You make me so angry! I'm as mad as a hatter. John can't control his temper. He's always mad as a hatter.
See also: mad

be as mad as a hatter
to be crazy
Usage notes: A long time ago, people who made hats used a substance that gave them an illness which made people think they were crazy.
Her brother's as mad as a hatter.
See also: mad


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