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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'like a madman' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone who is acting in a frenzied or erratic manner. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone who is working or moving quickly and intensely. Example: The crowd roared as the performer ran around the stage, playing his guitar like a madman.
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I'm like a madman!
He looks like a madman.
He worked like a madman.
"I just started laughing like a madman.
Transf., that acts like a madman, raging, raving, foolish, frantic.
"I ran like a madman," Mr. Bereir said.
Grimm was "carrying on like a madman," Williams said.
"I spun my wheels like a madman," he said.
Then he started to giggle like a madman.
He bounded like a madman through Boston's snow-covered streets.
"Like a madman," said Sue Trilling, his wife.
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