mad about something—(coll.)
1. very enthusiastic about smth.; excessively interested in smth.:
- Most of the folks I’m particularly close to are as mad about sport as I am.
2. very angry about smth.:
- Viola says she got mad about that interview in the paper, about marriages being broken up.
mad for something—(coll.)
1. craving or longing for smth.:
- Still we were all mad for food, and madmen cannot be made responsible for their actions.
2. carried away by some strong emotion:
- I was mad for joy. It was so beautiful that I wept while approaching the enchanting place.