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Mar 16, 2017 · Mar 16, 2017. #3. There are potential distinctions between the following: "People were crazy (better " went crazy") over the election results in the country." This suggests excitement, upset, indignation. "People were crazy for / about the election results in the country." This suggests delirious happiness.
Sep 10, 2006 · Sep 11, 2006. #6. I agree with ChiMike that. "crazy for.." indicates an immediate desire which badly needs to be met, and that. "crazy about" indicates a more general state of infatuation. I also agree with renegade angel that the difference between "crazy for" and "crazy about" is not like the difference between "really want" and "really like".
Dec 10, 2006 · Dec 10, 2006. #2. You can say I am going crazy. English speakers generally do not say "I am getting crazy." It isn't gramatically wrong, it just isn't said that way. You could, however, refer to a situation in that way. For example you could say "We have so much left to do on this project, work is getting crazy."
May 6, 2013 · May 7, 2013. #3. JamesM said: I would say that "crazed" can be a temporary condition brought on by anger, excitement, grief or another strong emotion. "Crazy" is a more permanent state. Thank you very much for your help. I got it.
Jun 3, 2024 · USMeg said: This and that are relative terms, for things "more close" (this) or "less close" (that). It is idiomatic to say "That's crazy!" about someone else's experience, in particular in response to a story someone tells you. "This is crazy!" would only be said about something YOU are doing or seeing right now.
May 16, 2015 · Senior Member. British English. May 16, 2015. #2. You can use "crazy" in a sort of positive way, for example: "Tom's crazy about Beyonce". That means Tom likes her VERY much, so much that he becomes excited and perhaps even irrational. >>> I am crazy for eating ice cream. I would avoid using "crazy for" if you simply mean that you love ice cream.
Nov 4, 2015 · English - England. Nov 4, 2015. #2. Crazed describes someone who has been caused to be crazy by something/someone. Crazy describes the mental state of someone who is (usually) mentally disturbed or wildly reckless. (It has other, extended meanings.) "The horse, crazed by bee strings, bolted. "Do even think about riding that horse, it's crazy."
Feb 16, 2018 · Am I — or are the others crazy? Albert Einstein: a documentary biography, Carl Seelig (1956), p. 194. You will note that Einstein died in 1955. There is a tradition of attributing quotes to various famous people in order to make the saying sound wiser or more humorous than it is.
Oct 23, 2005 · Oct 24, 2005. #5. Originally posted by Thomas1. He is a crazy ass kicking, foul mouthed, short tempered, kid. I can't figure out this meaning (but it's a negative one I suppose). This one actually is incorrect altogether. It should be: He is a crazy, ass-kicking, foul-mouthed, short-tempered kid.
Jan 1, 2013 · cantonese. Jan 1, 2013. #1. I'm watching a film called Step Up: The Streets. I'm not sure whether I really understand what 'talk crazy' means. A girl battles a boy who is very good at dancing. Almost everyone thinks she probably loses.
