"mad as a meat axe" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-mad as a meat axe.ogg
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  1. (Australia, simile, colloquial) Very irate; crazy with rage. Tags: Australia, colloquial, not-comparable Categories (topical): Anger
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