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Nuts are a healthy, tasty food! So, why is it bad to drive someone to them?
Speaker A: Jonathan, do you have time today…(loud machine sound) [to help me with some scripts]
Speaker B: Anna, I can’t hear you. What is that noise in the background?
Speaker A: It’s a leaf blower. My neighbor uses it every day and it drives me nuts!
Speaker B: Yes, that noise would make me crazy too.
Speaker A: (loud machine sound) What?
In this case, “nuts” means a little crazy. And “drive” means “to make.” So, to “drive someone nuts” means to make a person feel a little crazy, or even angry. We mostly use this expression for not so serious things.
And that’s English in a Minute!
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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