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the cure is worse than the diseaseThe medical treatment for an illness produces a worse net result than the illness does, especially via adverse effects.Rate it:

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the cure is worse than the diseaseThe solution or proposed solution to a problem produces a worse net result than the problem does, especially via unintended consequences.Rate it:

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Christmas diseasehaemophilia BRate it:

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foot-in-mouth diseaseA tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.Rate it:

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sacred cowSomething which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry.Rate it:

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have a cowTo get angry; have a fit.Rate it:

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cash cowSomeone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money; a moneymaker.Rate it:

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cash cowA product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.Rate it:

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nearly never bulled a cow(Irish) Near enough is not good enough.Rate it:

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don't have a cowDon’t get so upset or excited.Rate it:

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holy cowAn exclamation of surprise or astonishment.Rate it:

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mad as a hornetExtremely angryRate it:

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yercʼh madEmprunt déformé de yecʼhed mat.Rate it:

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mad with angerbecome angry like an animalRate it:

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mad as a hatterDemented or crazy.Rate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.Rate it:

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mad as a march hareCrazy, demented.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeVery irate, crazy with rage.Rate it:

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all over the place like a mad woman's custardMoving about randomly.Rate it:

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boiling madextremely angryRate it:

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go madUsed to indicate that the second verb represents an action that is out of character.Rate it:

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go madTo become insane.Rate it:

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hopping madExtremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeCrazy; eccentric.Rate it:

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Mad As a HatterAbsolutely mad, weird, oddRate it:

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Mad As a Wet HenSeething, umbrageous, choleric, fumingRate it:

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mad dogNickname of a popular wine with the initials "MD".Rate it:

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mad moneyMoney set aside to have fun with; or money carried to satisfy a mugger if someone gets mugged.Rate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.Rate it:

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rip-snorting madextremely angryRate it:

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lickety-splitA mad rush; right now!; in this instant:Rate it:

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off one's dotOff one's rocker; bananas; mad.Rate it:

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a few sandwiches short of a picnicExhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.Rate it:

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in the pink of healthIn very good health. The phrase "in the pink of health" means to be in very good health or excellent physical condition. It is a positive expression used to describe someone who is healthy, fit, and free from illness or disease.Rate it:

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kick offTo force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally.Rate it:

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magic bulletA simple remedy to a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.Rate it:

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dry eyeKeratoconjunctivitis sicca , an eye disease caused by decreased tear production.Rate it:

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go bananasTo go mad.Rate it:

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il est fou à courir les champsHe is as mad as a March hare.Rate it:

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be preparedTo be prepared for a sexual encounter by carrying or possessing condoms or other means for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease.Rate it:

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China syndromeA rare disease, first characterized in the early 1990s, which resembles poliomyelitis but which has somewhat different characteristics and occurs in persons vaccinated for poliomyelitis.Rate it:

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courir comme un dératéTo go like a shot; To run like mad.Rate it:

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crazy assMad or lost your marblesRate it:

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être aux cent coupsTo be half mad (distracted) with anxiety; To be in the greatest difficulties.Rate it:

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être fou à courir les champsTo be as mad as a March hare.Rate it:

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ex morbo convalescere (not reconvalescere)to recover from a disease.Rate it:

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few sandwiches short of a picnicExhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.Rate it:

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foot and mouthdisease of farm animalsRate it:

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gift that keeps on givingA sexually transmitted disease.Rate it:

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go haywireGo crazy, mad or ballasticRate it:

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