there is (a) method to one's madness

/ðeəɹ ɪz ɐ mˈɛθəd tʊ wˈɒnz mˈadnəs/

/ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ mˈɛθəd tʊ wˈʌnz mˈædnəs/

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there is (a) method to one's madness

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used when there is good reasoning behind one's seemingly strange or crazy behavior

Examples

1. but there is a method to my madness i'm going to start simple by just demonstrating the skill and then slowly ramp up the weirdness with animals eventually I want to see if I can completely task saturating by doing different kinds of distractions and just see what his brain does as a reaction you ever held a chicken

2. I know you don't understand my motivation for this decision, but after the dust settles you'll see that there is a method to my madness.

3. There is, there's a method to my madness.

4. There's a method to my madness.