Julie completely flipped out during her performance evaluation. She’s as mad as a hatter!
Correct answer: (d) hatter
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Julie completely flipped out during her performance evaluation. She’s as mad as a hare!
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please explain:
to flip out and to be as mad as a hatter.
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To flip out = become enraged/go mad.
Mad as a hatter = mad (“as a hatter” is an intensifier) There was a character named The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, I guess it takes its origin from that story
It is an idiom. Now I saw why sb is mad as a hatter and since when we use this idiom. Wikipedia:In 18th and 19th century England mercury was used in the production of felt, which was used in the manufacturing of hats common of the time. People who worked in these hat factories were exposed daily to trace amounts of the metal, which accumulated within their bodies over time, causing some workers to develop dementia caused by mercury poisoning (called mad hatter syndrome). Thus, the phrase became popular as a way to refer to someone who was perceived as insane.
English Language Tests, Intermediate level