Idiom
crazy enough to work
Meaning
Acknowledging that an idea, plan, or strategy seems foolish, implausible, or risky, yet might succeed precisely because of its unconventional or unexpected nature.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That plan sounds crazy enough to work.”
“We were desperate to save the project, so we tried his strange idea because it sounded crazy enough to work.”
“Although the proposal appeared entirely impractical at first glance, the team eventually realized it was just crazy enough to work under the current circumstances.”
Examples
simple
“That plan sounds crazy enough to work.”
contextual
“We were desperate to save the project, so we tried his strange idea because it sounded crazy enough to work.”
complex
“Although the proposal appeared entirely impractical at first glance, the team eventually realized it was just crazy enough to work under the current circumstances.”
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