A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Note: 
Neither expression fully correlates in meaning with the
phrase mad as a cut snake—(Austral.)
1
. = mad as a wet hen:
I was as mad as a cut snake to hear that the telescope was
going to be left to die, and it’s good to see that the adminis-
trators at NASA have changed their minds. 2. = mad as a
March hare: Many people I’m sure thought Geoff was as mad
as a cut snake, and it’s true, he did occasionally appear to have
a tenuous grip on reality.
made from something • made of something
made from something —is used with reference to the source
material from which smth. different is produced: Cheap alco-
hol, made from potatoes or beetroot, is utilized to a consid-
erable extent in place of petrol.
made of something —is used with reference to the source
material which still exists in its original form in the finished
product: The houses in Costa Rica are built of undried bricks
made of clay mixed with straw.
made man • well-made man
made man —a man whose success or prosperity is assured:
And don’t bother your head about losing your job. You’re a
made man now. Cf.: self-made man — a man risen to a high
position by one’s own effort: He was of the climber type, a self-
made man in the earlier and less inspiring stages of the mak-
ing.
well-made man —a man of well-proportioned figure; a man
of powerful build: These people are tall and well-made, with
Papuan features, and curly hair.
made to be sold • made to sell
made to be sold —said of goods manufactured to be pur-
chased: Village workshop rugs were made to be sold, not used
within the tribe in which they were made.
made to sell— said of goods manufactured to secure a ready
sale without regard to quality: In some cameras, “made to
sell,” no care is taken to adjust this plane.