Money & finance
go mad
do or spend too much
To behave in an uncontrolled way by doing or spending far more than usual.
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Why do you have six new jackets?
I went a bit mad in the sales.
I went a bit mad and bought enough food for twice as many guests.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I went mad on buying clothes in the sales.
Say: I went mad and bought lots of clothes in the sales.
Use go mad and then a verb phrase to describe what you did excessively; on buying does not fit this construction.
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How it fits in a sentence.
go mad in the sales; go a bit mad with something
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I went a bit mad and bought enough food for twice as many guests.
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go mad
do or spend too much
“I went a bit mad and bought enough food for twice as many guests.”
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