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crazy

[crazy] or [mad] or [nuts about] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Excessively fond of; infatuated with. * /Jack is totally nuts about Liz, but she is not too crazy about him./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

be nuts about

[be nuts about] {v. phr.} To be enthusiastic or very keen about someone or something; be greatly infatuated with someone. * /Hermione is nuts about modern music./ * /"I am […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drive one ape

[drive one ape], [drive one bananas], [drive one crazy], [drive one mad] or [drive one nuts] {v. phr.}, {informal} To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone's fancy so badly that they […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nuts and bolts of

[nuts and bolts of] {n. phr.} The basic facts or important details of something. * /"Ted will he an excellent trader," his millionaire grandfather said, "once he learns the nuts […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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