off one's nut

Definition

Insane, crazy.

Example Sentences

• "Old Smith was awfully bucked because he'd taken four wickets. I should think he'd go off his nut if he took eight ever."
• ""[I]f I was to spring this news in Mr. Wright's hearin', why, such a sensitive, high-tempered gentleman as he would go plumb off his nut.""
• ""Look at them rapids ahead of us! Why, the guy that laid out this river was off his nut!""