tried like mad 這句英文是啥意思

Question

I was asked to act when I couldn\'t act. I was asked to sing \'Funny Face\' when I couldn\'t sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn\'t dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn\'t prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it. 請問最後一句是啥意思? 謝謝大家

Answer 1

Then I tried like mad to cope with it!
cope with = 應付/處理/對付
mad = crazy
我絞盡腦汁地應付 or 我使出渾身解數地處理...