まくる
Meanings
- Like crazy
- Keep doing (without a second thought)
- Nothing but
- On and on
- Do … all around
- To do a lot of
- One after another
- All over
- Keep
- Everything
- Constantly
- All the time
About this pattern
Explanation
まくる attaches to the stem of a verb to express doing that action to an extreme degree, repeatedly, or without restraint. It conveys a very strong, energetic, and often unrestrained repetition or prolonged effort. The nuance can be playful or humorous in casual speech, but it can also imply excess or obsessive behavior. It’s common with activities that are easy to repeat or continue, such as eating, drinking, watching, talking, or working. It rarely has a formal tone and is mostly used in informal contexts among friends or in expressive writing.
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Example sentences
to drink a lot / to drink like crazy.
He watched this drama over and over and ended up watching all the episodes.
She keeps trying the new products one after another and uses them all like crazy.
We waited in the rain and, in the end, cried like crazy by the river.
He’s the type who works like crazy.
We played this game all night with friends.
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