Crazy about means to love someone or something very much: She's crazy about jazz. People use it for a favourite pastime or for someone they're in love with. It's informal: in an essay, very keen on or passionate about works better.
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be crazy about + person/noun/-ing; not crazy about + noun; drive someone crazy
- My dad is crazy about fishing and spends every Sunday at the lake.
- She was crazy about him at school, but they only started dating at university.
- I'm not crazy about spicy food, so I'll order the pasta.
What changed
First versionOur kids are crazy from this cartoon and watch it every morning.
RevisionOur kids are crazy about this cartoon and watch it every morning.
In this meaning, crazy goes with about: crazy about this cartoon. From doesn't work here, and neither does on: crazy on is another common mistake.
In the negative, the phrase gets softer: I'm not crazy about the idea means you're not keen on it. And drive someone crazy means the opposite, to annoy them a lot: This noise drives me crazy.
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My nephew is ___ dinosaurs and knows the names of at least fifty of them.
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crazy about — The boy loves dinosaurs, so crazy about. Crazy on isn't something native speakers say.
Write about your hobby: what you're crazy about and since when.
I've been crazy about board games since university, and now I host a game night every Friday.
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