nuts

crazy about someone or something and mad about someone or something; nuts about someone or something; crazy for someone or something

Fig. very fond of someone or something. Ann is crazy about John. He's crazy about her, too. I'm mad about their new song.

See also: crazy

drive someone batty and drive someone bonkers; drive someone nuts

Fig. to annoy or irritate someone. You are certainly annoying! You're going to drive me batty. This cold is driving me bonkers. These tax forms are driving me nuts.

See also: drive

drive someone crazy and drive someone insane; drive someone mad 

1. . Lit. to force someone into a state of insanity or mental instability. The sound of the wind howling drove me crazy. The dog's constant barking drove me insane.

2. Fig. to annoy or irritate someone. This itch is driving me crazy. All these telephone calls are driving me mad.

See also: crazy, drive

everything from soup to nuts and everything from A to Z

Cliché almost everything one can think of. For dinner we had everything from soup to nuts. In college I studied everything from soup to nuts.

See also: everything, soup

get down to the nuts and bolts

Fig. to get down to the basic facts. (See also nuts and bolts) Stop fooling around. Get down to the nuts and bolts. Let's stop wasting time. We have to get down to the nuts and bolts.

See also: and, bolt, get

go crazy and go nuts

to become crazy, disoriented, or frustrated. It is so busy here that I think I will go crazy. Bob went nuts because his car got a flat tire.

See also: crazy

nuts and bolts 

1. Fig. the mundane workings of something; the basics of something. (See also get down to the nuts and bolts.) I want you to learn how to write well. You have to know the nuts and bolts of writing. She's got a lot of good, general ideas, but when it comes to the nuts and bolts of getting something done, she's no good.

2. Sl. the subject of psychology in college. I took a class in nuts and bolts and didn't learn anything at all about what makes me tick. Tom is flunking nuts and bolts because he won't participate in the required "experiments."

See also: and, bolt

Nuts to you!

Inf. Go away!; Drop dead! Well, nuts to you! You are just plain rude! Nuts to you! I will NOT lend you money!

The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth.

Prov. People often get good fortune that is no use to them. Soon after Melissa lost her hearing, she won season tickets to the symphony. The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth.

See also: god, have, send, teeth, those, who

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can't do something for nuts  (British & Australian informal)

if someone cannot do something for nuts, they cannot do it at all So Roger had prepared a beautiful meal? I thought you said he couldn't cook for nuts.

from soup to nuts  (American informal)

from the beginning to the end She told us everything about the trip, from soup to nuts.

See also: soup

the nuts and bolts

the basic, practical details of a job or other activity (often + of ) Law school teaches wonderful theory but it doesn't teach the nuts and bolts of actually practising law.

See also: and, bolt

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crazy about somebody/something

to like or love someone or something very much mad about somebody/something He was my first love, and I was crazy about him.

Usage notes: often used in the negative form not crazy about to express a lack of enthusiasm about someone or something: I'm really not crazy about TV, but I occasionally watch a ballgame.

See also: crazy

drive you crazy also drive you nuts

to make you upset Until you get used to a new computer, the software will drive you crazy. Because I am not a patient person, I am quite sure that editing a dictionary would just drive me nuts!

Usage notes: also used in the form drive you mad

See also: crazy, drive