mad about

Head over heels

Mad about means intensely enthusiastic or passionate regarding something or someone.

In British English especially, it signals strong positive feeling: She's mad about jazz, He's absolutely mad about her.

The phrase can describe romantic infatuation or simply keen interest in a hobby, subject, or pursuit.

Related

head over heels · over the moon · besotted · enamored · sweet on · devoted · stuck on · hooked · fanatical · hung up on · lovesick · carrying a torch · crushing · swooning · weak in the knees · adoring · fervent · enthusiastic

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Opposites
emotional intensity/enthusiasm

mad abouttake-it-or-leave-it

Offer without compromise

attraction/desire

mad aboutcan't stand

Strongly dislike, find intolerable

loathe · detest · hate · despise · abhor

Family

mad, about, madly, madness, madden, maddening, maddeningly, madder, maddest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G