get mad

get mad

To become angry. I didn't tell Dad that I scratched up his car because I knew he'd get mad. You lied to me, so of course I got mad! Why would you cheat on your girlfriend? Obviously, she's going to get mad about that—and probably dump you!

See also: get, mad

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get mad (at something)

to muster all one's physical and mental resources in order to do something difficult. Come on, Bill. If you're going to lift your end of the piano, you're going to have to get mad at it. The sergeant keeps yelling, "Work, work! Push, push! Come on, you guys, get mad!"

See also: get, mad

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

get mad

verb

See get mad at something

See also: get, mad

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.