I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as mad as a hatter/March hare (= completely crazy )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
march
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The mad hatter, the March hare and the dormouse.
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So both the March hare and the mad hatter are very mad.
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I've shown her with a March hare , as she can make men mad.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
saddle of lamb/hare/venison
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He is particularly fond of hot beetroot, recommending it as an accompaniment to roast saddle of hare - a delicious combination.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the rich, savoury smell of the hare drifted down to meet her, turning her stomach.
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As her scythe moved mechanically through the bean field, a sandy-colored hare was startled out of its hiding place.
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But hare and even the odd gazelle were available locally.
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The only terminal casualty of this extraordinary occurrence, apart from the aeroplane, was a hare which it struck on landing.
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Then he took off in fast flight, and l saw him in vigorous chase after a snowshoe hare .
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Wild hare , unfortunately, is quite difficult to find.
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Younger hares take well to marinating and roasting rare; older ones need to be braised or stewed.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He might be strong in his own opinions but he did not go haring off on his own.
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It still needed a fine catch from Crowe, who hared back to wide mid-on and sprawled towards the boundary.
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Small's nephew stood behind the firing squad and trained a searchlight back and forth as we hared across the fields.
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Then he scrambled to his feet and hared off between the trees.
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They didn't come haring towards them as if the mere sight of them was the best thing that had happened all day.
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We can't just go haring off into the city like that.
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Why the devil do you think I came haring over here?