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Definition
A mad dog, or a metaphor for someone whose behavior is eccentric, wild, or lunatic.
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How it's used
This term is used as a harsh insult to describe someone who is acting aggressively, irrationally, or uncontrollably. It implies that the person has lost all social inhibition and is lashing out at others without any provocation. It is significantly more offensive than simply calling someone crazy or weird.
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When he goes crazy he acts like a mad dog, nobody dares to get near him.
Why are you acting like a mad dog and snapping at everyone?
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Common phrases
to act like a mad dog
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe someone who is merely eccentric or quirky, as the term carries a strong connotation of hostility and dangerous, unpredictable behavior.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
