mad-dog
Slang. to glare at threateningly.
Origin of mad-dog
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How to use mad-dog in a sentence
Originally I envisioned “Mr. Tall” as a novel, and originally I envisioned “Jack and the Mad Dog” as a novel.
Mr. Tall” is sort of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and that started to talk to “Jack and the Mad Dog.
And in some ways [the novella at the end of the collection] “Jack and the Mad Dog” just sort of set me free.
“Y-y-yeah,” said the boy, trying to sneak a look at the famous mad dog outlaws without rousing us to violence.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas | Edwin Shrake | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith the court approval, Bo directly questioned a former business ally, and called another real estate developer “a mad dog.”
We do not blame the maniac who burns a house down and brains a policeman, nor the mad dog who bites a minor poet.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordBut if a dog bites him he yells 'mad dog' an' him an' th' neighbors pound th' dog to pieces with clubs.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneNo man has appeared who could say that he has seen a man live who was bitten by a mad dog.'
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. WalshOne whimper from you, damn you, and I'll shoot you as I would a mad dog!
The Ghost Breaker | Charles GoddardHe was near to the mad dog's fate, as soon as a convenient apology for stopping his career could be invented.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George Meredith
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