be as mad as a hatter



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: hatter, mad

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marquisemahr-KEEAfrican American (Modern)
KolomanKO-lo-mahn (German)German (Rare), Slovak
Errol['erəl]
PaŠKo-Croatian
Steen-Danish
CsengeCHENG-geHungarian