Idiom
like a man possessed
Meaning
In an energetic or uncontrolled way.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He cleaned the entire house like a man possessed.”
“After realizing the deadline was in one hour, she worked like a man possessed to finish the report.”
“Driven by a sudden, desperate need to complete his masterpiece, the artist painted like a man possessed until the sun rose.”
Examples
simple
“He cleaned the entire house like a man possessed.”
contextual
“After realizing the deadline was in one hour, she worked like a man possessed to finish the report.”
complex
“Driven by a sudden, desperate need to complete his masterpiece, the artist painted like a man possessed until the sun rose.”
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