"mad as a meat axe" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-mad as a meat axe.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=mad as a meat axe}} mad as a meat axe (not comparable)
  1. (Australia, simile, colloquial) Very irate; crazy with rage. Tags: Australia, colloquial, not-comparable Categories (topical): Anger
    Sense id: en-mad_as_a_meat_axe-en-adj-rmMUsEj9 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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