Mad as a wet hen

Posted by Gary Martin on May 05, 2010 at 08:21

In Reply to: Mad as a wet hen posted by Gloria Ogelvie on May 05, 2010 at 08:21:

: My Grandmother used lots of phrases that I've wondered about. Two of them, not listed, are : 1) Going to Hell in a handbasket and 2) Mad as a wet hen. Does anyone have any info on these phrases?

There's a page on the first one at www.phrases.org.uk meanings hell-in-a-handbasket.html

• Mad as a wet hen Smokey Stover 06/May/10