like a man/woman possessed
idiom
: with a lot of energy or force : like a person who is completely controlled by some powerful emotion, spirit, etc.
He pounded on the door like a man possessed, yelling for someone to let him in.
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Michelle Yeoh, always a delight to see, plays the medium, and at one point is spun around wildly like a woman possessed.
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Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
The senior running back played like a man possessed, rushing 29 times for 193 yards and three touchdowns to lead South Oak Cliff to a 42-21 victory over his former school, Lancaster, in a showdown of two powerhouse Class 5A programs Friday night at John Kincaide Stadium.
—Randy Jennings, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
Phoenix could possibly live with a pick-and-roll big who will rebound like a man possessed or one with scoring ability or finally figure out how to get the best out of Ayton on a nightly basis.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
Jefferson, a native of Sardis, Miss., which is about 30 minutes from the Ole Miss campus in Oxford, played like a man possessed last year against the Rebels, accounting for 411 yards and six touchdowns in a 52-51 loss.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2022
Jayson Tatum has been playing like a man possessed this year.
—Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
MacKinnon at times played like a man possessed during this run, leading the Avalanche with 13 goals, tied for the playoff lead.
—Stephen Whyno, oregonlive, 27 June 2022
But the Game 2 redemption started with Brown playing like a man possessed.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
The band sounded dialed-in and focused; drummer Glenn Kotche, who joined the band during the making of YHF, played like a man possessed, and guitarist Nels Cline, who came aboard two years after the album’s release, handled each electric mini-solo and noisy feedback crescendo with precision.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2022
Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
The senior running back played like a man possessed, rushing 29 times for 193 yards and three touchdowns to lead South Oak Cliff to a 42-21 victory over his former school, Lancaster, in a showdown of two powerhouse Class 5A programs Friday night at John Kincaide Stadium.
—Randy Jennings, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
Phoenix could possibly live with a pick-and-roll big who will rebound like a man possessed or one with scoring ability or finally figure out how to get the best out of Ayton on a nightly basis.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
Jefferson, a native of Sardis, Miss., which is about 30 minutes from the Ole Miss campus in Oxford, played like a man possessed last year against the Rebels, accounting for 411 yards and six touchdowns in a 52-51 loss.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2022
Jayson Tatum has been playing like a man possessed this year.
—Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
MacKinnon at times played like a man possessed during this run, leading the Avalanche with 13 goals, tied for the playoff lead.
—Stephen Whyno, oregonlive, 27 June 2022
But the Game 2 redemption started with Brown playing like a man possessed.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
The band sounded dialed-in and focused; drummer Glenn Kotche, who joined the band during the making of YHF, played like a man possessed, and guitarist Nels Cline, who came aboard two years after the album’s release, handled each electric mini-solo and noisy feedback crescendo with precision.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2022
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