Visual Vocabulary - A Method to the Madness - Speak English Fluently and Naturally
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Welcome to Visual Vocabulary, the new animated
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learn useful English expressions the same
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Today’s expression is “a method to the
madness.”
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This is a very common idiom meaning that though
something my look chaotic or disorganized,
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it has an underlying structure or reason for
being.
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Imagine walking into a science lab with lots
of instruments.
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You see a scientist running from table to
table carrying different chemicals, and performing
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different experiments.
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His lab may look like “madness,” or crazy
disorganization, but there’s a clear purpose
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behind what he’s doing that makes sense
to him.
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Like the scientist’s lab, any situation
that has underlying structure despite looking
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problematic can be described as having a “method
to its madness.”
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a method to the madness
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a method to the madness
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“A method to the madness” can use used
in both professional and casual situations:
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A: Why are all of the dishes, cups and silverware
on the floor?
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B: There’s a method to my madness.
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I’m just reorganizing my kitchen.
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A: The boss must be crazy!
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He’s going to sell the most profitable division
of the company!?
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B: Don’t worry!
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There’s a method to his madness.
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A: The hockey coach’s plays look very confusing.
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B: But he always wins!
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There must be a method to his madness.
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A: Are you sure you’d rather go to school
than to the beach on such a beautiful day?
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B: I know it seems like there’s no method
to my madness, but I really enjoy the class!
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Well, that’s the end of this lesson.
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