that's nuts to him
Preserved but no longer current.
A great pleasure, a fine treat. To edge his way along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance, was what the knowing ones call nuts, to Scrooge.— DICKENS: A Christmas Carol, i.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “that's nuts to him” mean?
A great pleasure, a fine treat. To edge his way along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance, was what the knowing ones call nuts, to Scrooge.— DICKENS: A Christmas Carol, i.
Is “that's nuts to him” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.