in one’s something mode



in one’s something mode

phr. behaving in a specified mode. (The something can be replaced by work, sleep, hungry, angry, etc.) Todd is always in his play mode when he should be working.
See also: mode

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Raimonds-Latvian
Mathildamə-TIL-də (English, Swedish)English, Swedish, Ancient Germanic
ÉTiennette-French
KarlyKAHR-leeEnglish (Modern)
Pankratiy-Russian
Blanton['blæntən]