drive someone crazy

drive someone crazy
drive someone crazy & drive someone insane & drivesomeone mad
1. Lit. to force someone into a state of insanity or mental instability. •

The sound of the wind howling drove me crazy.

The dog's constant barking drove me insane.

2. Fig. to annoy or irritate someone. •

This itch is driving me crazy.

All these telephone calls are driving me mad.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • drive someone crazy — phrase to make someone very upset or angry You’re driving me crazy with that arguing! Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: crazy …   Useful english dictionary

  • drive someone crazy — verb a) to cause insanity onto someone b) to annoy or irritate Syn: drive someone insane, drive someone mad …   Wiktionary

  • drive someone crazy — to make someone very upset or angry You re driving me crazy with that arguing! …   English dictionary

  • drive\ someone\ ape — • drive someone bananas • drive someone nuts • drive someone ape v. phr. slang informal To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or her mind; to drive someone crazy. You re driving me bananas/nuts with that kind of talk! …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drive\ someone\ bananas — • drive someone bananas • drive someone nuts • drive someone ape v. phr. slang informal To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or her mind; to drive someone crazy. You re driving me bananas/nuts with that kind of talk! …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drive\ someone\ nuts — • drive someone bananas • drive someone nuts • drive someone ape v. phr. slang informal To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or her mind; to drive someone crazy. You re driving me bananas/nuts with that kind of talk! …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drive\ one\ crazy — • drive one ape • drive one bananas • drive one crazy • drive one mad v. phr. informal To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone s fancy so badly that they think they are going insane. Stop teasing me, Mary, John said. You are driving me nuts.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drive someone bananas — or[drive someone nuts] or[drive someone ape] {v. phr.}, {slang} {informal} To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or her mind; to drive someone crazy. * /You re driving me bananas/nuts with that kind of talk!] …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drive someone bananas — or[drive someone nuts] or[drive someone ape] {v. phr.}, {slang} {informal} To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or her mind; to drive someone crazy. * /You re driving me bananas/nuts with that kind of talk!] …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drive someone up a/the wall — drive (someone) up a/the wall see ↑wall, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑drive drive (someone) up a/the wall informal : to make (someone) irritated, angry, or crazy Your constant tapping is driving me up the wall! …   Useful english dictionary

  • drive (someone) over the edge — push/drive (someone) over the edge informal if an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way. She had been driven over the edge by the separation from her husband …   New idioms dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”