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mad as hell
adjective as in fit to be tied
Example Sentences
But when he’s on the mound, he’s mad as hell — and he’s not going to fake it.
As they discussed her casting, Miller asked Taylor-Joy to film herself doing the “Mad as Hell” monologue from “Network.”
“And I’m just getting color back into my face / I’m just mad as hell ‘cause I loved this place / For so long, London,” she croons as she seamlessly slips back into the chorus.
During the Trumpocene there have been many days when I feel like Charleston Heston in "Planet of the Apes" screaming “It’s a Madhouse!” or Peter Finch as Howard Beale in "Network" bellowing, “I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!”
Consider Jimmy Stewart’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” impassioned plea to Congress, Bette Davis’ aging actress monologue in “All About Eve,” Peter Finch’s “mad as hell” tirade in “Network,” Sally Field’s fierce defiance as union organizer “Norma Rae,” Al Pacino’s “Any Given Sunday” pep talk-to-end-all-pep talks, Samuel L. Jackson’s pre-execution Bible-quotes in “Pulp Fiction” and Meryl Streep’s withering “cerulean blue” origins story from “The Devil Wears Prada.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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