mad as a box of frogs
Meaning: completely crazy; chaotic and unpredictable.
Language: English
Literally: mad as a box of frogs
Category: The Absurd
Origin: British phrase referencing the unpredictable hopping of frogs confined together.
More idioms — The Absurd
- paint the town red — to celebrate wildly; to party extensively.
- Quand les poules auront des dents — Never — it describes something that will simply never happen.
- No hay tu tía — There's no way around it; nothing can be done.
- Avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto — To be unable to see what is right in front of you.
- Viajar na maionese — To talk nonsense or drift off into your own dream world.
- Skägget i brevlådan — Caught red-handed in an awkward, embarrassing position.
More English idioms
- bark up the wrong tree — to pursue a wrong course; to blame the wrong person.
- have the wool pulled over your eyes — to be deceived or fooled.
- not worth your salt — incompetent; not deserving of wages or respect.
- get your ducks in a row — to organize yourself; to prepare systematically.
- in a pig's eye — absolutely not; never; expressing strong disagreement.
- stick your oar in — to interfere in someone else's affairs; to meddle.
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