English in a Minute: Drive Someone Nuts 

Welcome to English in a Minute … from home!
Nuts are a really healthy, tasty food! (Ashley, please procure some nuts.) So, why is it a bad thing to drive someone to them?
A: Hey, Jonathan do you have time to … (Leaf blower start in the background. We can’t hear her last few words.)
(Leaf blower stops … for now)
B: Anna, I can’t hear you. What is that noise in the background?
A: A leaf blower. My neighbor uses it EVERY DAY! And it’s driving me nuts!
B: Yes, that noise would make me crazy too.
(Leaf blower starts again.)
A: What did you say? (We can’t hear her again.)
In this case, “nuts” means a little crazy. And “drive” means “to make.” So, to “drive someone nuts” means to make them feel a little crazy, or even angry. We mostly use this expression for not-so-serious things.
(Ashley eats some nuts)
And that’s English in a Minute.
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