as mad as a hatter

The phrase "as mad as a hatter" is an idiomatic expression that means someone is insane, crazy, or mentally deranged. It is derived from the character of the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," who exhibits erratic behavior, likely due to mercury poisoning that was common among hatters in the 18th and 19th centuries.


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