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
LÍLe-Irish
Mcneal[mək'ni:l]
Elvirael-BEE-rah (Spanish), el-VEE-rah (Italian)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Russian
Kunti-Hinduism
ClÍOdhnaKLEE-u-naIrish, Irish Mythology
Rani (2)-Hebrew