a mad rush

mad rush

A wild, frantic hurry to go somewhere or to obtain something. I love watching all the students in a mad rush to get to their classes after the bell. Shoppers across the country are always in a mad rush to pick up products at staggeringly low prices on Black Friday. Let's stop off somewhere for lunch—there's no made rush to get to the airport.
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a mad rush

COMMON A mad rush is when people try to go somewhere or do something very quickly, in an uncontrolled way. There was a mad rush to avoid being left behind. The bomb landed in the middle of the dance floor causing panic and a mad rush for the doors.
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He said: "The Bank Holiday was just the start of the new rules and it is pleasing in some ways that we did not have a mad rush as it may mean people are properly researching their options before making these Re important decisions.
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When our talk was over the kids were free to go, and I expected a mad rush at me--autographs for hours.
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It's a few hours of a mad rush and then we're done,'' said Macy's sales associate Debbie Taggersell.
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