method to one's madness
A well-thought-out reason for an individual's seemingly illogical behavior.
Sometimes, I feel sure he is as mad as a hatter; and then, just as he is at his maddest, I find there is method in his madness.
madness
UK /ˈmad.nəs/ US /ˈmæd.nəs/
noun 3
Collocations
3(noun.)
ADJ
absolute, pure, sheer, utter
It would be absolute madness to drive that old car across the country without fixing the brakes first.
PHRASES
the first sign of madness
When she started organizing her socks by color, her brother joked it was the first sign of madness.
a moment of madness
She bought an expensive dress in a moment of madness and immediately regretted it.
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