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English In Use - 'Barking Mad'

A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

'Barking mad' is a phrase which usually means 'insane' and it could be said that it is a rather apt headline for a Daily Express story about Emmie Stevens, aged 27, from Croydon, South London, who has spent over £60,000 over the past seven years pampering her 12 dogs.

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