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*nutty as a fruitcake and nuttier than a fruitcake
crazy. (*Also: as ~.) Don't pay any attention to John; he's nutty as a fruitcake. Mary's schemes for making money are nuttier than a fruitcake.
See also: fruitcake

be as nutty as a fruitcake  (British & Australian informal)
to be crazy 'Isn't she slightly strange, your aunt? 'Oh, she's as nutty as a fruitcake.'
See also: fruitcake

(as) nutty as a fruitcake
crazy She's as nutty as a fruitcake.
See also: fruitcake


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25, 1999, an evening Steve Temple has never forgotten Not because of Oregon's 33-30 triple-overtime win over USC which had been, in Steve's words, "the nuttiest game ever," secured only when a second-string field goal kicker booted the game winner after the first-stringer injured his knee while celebrating an earlier successful kick.
It''s as if the adult woman''s self grows more resilient, more durable -- stronger -- through even the knottiest, nuttiest relationships -- just as a child''s self grows.
Sue Barker will present the live coverage of the event, picking out the nuttiest outfits, after following world's best runners who won't have time to smile and wave to the crowds.
 
 
 
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