mad as hell

mad as hell

Enraged; extremely or inconsolably angry. My dad was mad as hell after I crashed his car. You make me mad as hell with the way you carry on sometimes, you know that?
See also: hell, mad
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be hell on wheels
  • hell and high water
  • be hell on
  • be hell on (one)
  • a hell of a
  • hell of a
  • hell of a (person or thing)
  • hell of a someone/something
  • would see (someone) in hell before (one) would (do something)
  • what in hell
References in periodicals archive
"Dave Itzkoff's Mad as Hell chronicles not only Chayefsky's arduous efforts to get Network made but also the influence its several messages have had.
Mad As Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies
This isn't exactly breaking network news, and standing up and shouting, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" just isn't effective anymore.
Who makes the dance? (Starting Here)
I am mad as hell and I am not going to put up with it any more!
Wimps in trade dispute: Canada needs to muster up courage to fight back on trade issue
Heavily armed and mad as hell, he plotted his own payback to kill as many FBI and ATF agents as possible in retaliation for their gross misuse of power.
Mutation Conspiracy
By the mid '80s gays and lesbians on both sides of the Atlantic had plenty to react to, from the conservatism of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to AIDS, In that milieu many British rockers--like gay Jimmy Somerville of Bronski Beat and Dead or Alive's bisexual Pete Burns--announced they were mad as hell and queer as hell, and they took that fierceness all the way to the charts.
THE BREAKOUT CLUB
We're disappointed in Clint and mad as hell at him."
Hog's Breath row as Clint closes restaurant
On May 17, 1990, Senator Al D'Amato was mad as hell and wasn't going to take it anymore.
On the Dole: Saddam Hussein had at least one friend in 1990
According to The Nation, Gen Allen is "mad as hell" about insider attacks in Afghanistan following a firefight between NATO troops and their Afghan allies that killed five people in the latest incident.
Afghan situation better, but more action needed on Pak sanctuaries: Gen John Allen
The only thesp to posthumously win the actor Oscar is given a long-overdue tribute in "Mad as Hell: Peter Finch." Taking its title from the famous speech Finch delivered in "Network," in his final film perf, Aussie helmer Robert de Young's docu offers a straightforward, satisfying look at its subject's colorful and frequently troubled life.
Mad as Hell: Peter Finch
If I was Bram Stoker's estate, I'd be mad as hell - being dragged into this garbage.
Shelley Vision: Save us from evil Demons
Cable TV rates are increasing at four times the rate of inflation, and subscribers are mad as hell. Local monopolies are gouging consumers, who need protection from evil video conglomerates.
Let's regulate cable now! Oops. Didn't we already do that?