be nuts

bi nʌts

been nutsis nutswas nuts

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Conjugation

Definition of be nuts - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

behavior

be crazy or foolish

He was nuts to drive through the flooded road.

emotion

be very enthusiastic or passionate

She is nuts about that new band.

go crazy

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be nuts about

have a strong liking for something or someone

She is nuts about chocolate and eats it every day.

Expressions with nuts

drive nuts

cause someone to become very annoyed or irritated

Her constant humming drives me nuts.

go nuts

feel free to proceed without hesitation

If you want to try it, go nuts!

nuts about

adj.

very enthusiastic or passionate about something

She is nuts about playing the guitar.

be nuts about

have a strong liking for something or someone

She is nuts about chocolate and eats it every day.

kick in the nuts

sudden event causing strong disappointment or hurt

Losing the job was a real kick in the nuts.

nuts and bolts

essential details or basic parts that make something work

Let's focus on the nuts and bolts of the project.

Examples of be nuts in a sentence

She must be nuts if she thinks that plan will work.
He's nuts about vintage cars.
They're nuts about hiking every weekend.

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French:être fou, être fou de, ...
German:verrückt sein, begeistert sein, ...
Italian:essere matto, essere pazzo di, ...
Spanish:estar loco, estar loco por, ...
Portuguese:ser doido, ser doido por, ...
Chinese:发疯, 非常喜欢, ...
Japanese:正気ではない, 夢中になる, ...
Arabic:جُنَّ, عَشِقَ, ...
Hebrew:לִהְיוֹת מְשׁוּגָּע, לִהְיוֹת מְשׁוּגָּע עַל, ...
Russian:быть чокнутым, сходить с ума по, ...
Ukrainian:бути не при собі, бути в захваті, ...
Hindi:पागल होना, किसी पर फ़िदा होना, ...
Bengali:পাগল হওয়া, মুগ্ধ হওয়া, ...
Catalan:estar boig, estar entusiasmat, ...
Czech:být blázen, být nadšený do, ...
Danish:være skør, være vild med, ...
Dutch:gek zijn, gek zijn op, ...
Greek:είμαι τρελός, τρελαίνομαι για, ...
Hungarian:bolondnak lenni, odavan valamiért, ...
Khmer:ឆ្កួត, ស្រឡាញ់ខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:미치다, 열광하다, ...
Persian:خل بودن, عاشق بودن, ...
Polish:być szalonym, mieć bzika na punkcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):estar maluco, ser apaixonado, ...
Romanian:a fi nebun, a fi înnebunit, ...
Swedish:vara galen, vara galen i, ...
Thai:บ้า, คลั่งไคล้, ...
Turkish:deli olmak, çok sevmek, ...
Vietnamese:điên rồ, mê, ...

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