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
Ekenedilichukwu-Western African, Igbo
Haf-Welsh
ÁSgeir-Icelandic
Cirillochee-REEL-loItalian
Emilianae-mee-LYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lucilla[lu:'si:lə]