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Eugene ONeill, in his 1914 play, The Movie Man, coined a memorable simile: "We sure are as nutty as a fruitcake or we wouldnt be here."
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nutty as a fruitcake — {adj. phr.}, {slang} Very crazy; entirely mad. * /He looked all right, as we watched him approach, but when he began to talk, we saw that he was as nutty as a fruitcake./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nutty as a fruitcake — {adj. phr.}, {slang} Very crazy; entirely mad. * /He looked all right, as we watched him approach, but when he began to talk, we saw that he was as nutty as a fruitcake./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nutty as a fruitcake — Someone who s nutty as a fruitcake is irrational or crazy. (This can be shortened to a fruitcake .) … The small dictionary of idiomes
nutty as a fruitcake — (as) nutty as a fruitcake crazy. She s as nutty as a fruitcake … New idioms dictionary
nutty as a fruitcake — mod. very silly or stupid. □ The whole idea is as nutty as a fruitcake. □ Tom is as nutty as a fruitcake. They will put him in a nuttery someday … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
nutty as a fruitcake — Someone who s nutty as a fruitcake is irrational or crazy. (This can be shortened to a fruitcake .) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
nutty\ as\ a\ fruitcake — adj. phr. slang Very crazy; entirely mad. He looked all right, as we watched him approach, but when he began to talk, we saw that he was as nutty as a fruitcake … Словарь американских идиом
nutty as a fruitcake — very crazy The woman who lives next door to us is as nutty as a fruitcake … Idioms and examples
nutty as a fruitcake — (as) nutty as a fruitcake informal completely insane … Useful english dictionary
as nutty as a fruitcake — (as) nutty as a fruitcake crazy. She s as nutty as a fruitcake … New idioms dictionary
