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.
drive someone crazy — verb a) to cause insanity onto someone b) to annoy or irritate Syn: drive someone insane, drive someone mad … Wiktionary
insane — in|sane [ınˈseın] adj 1.) informal completely stupid or crazy, often in a way that is dangerous ▪ That s an insane risk. ▪ The whole idea sounds absolutely insane to me. ▪ Why did you do that? Have you gone insane ? 2.) someone who is insane is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
insane — adjective 1 informal completely stupid or crazy, often in a way that is dangerous: I don t know what made Sarah marry him she must have been totally insane. | The whole idea sounds absolutely insane to me. 2 especially law someone who is insane… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drive\ one\ ape — • 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\ one\ bananas — • 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\ 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\ one\ mad — • 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 — drive1 W1S1 [draıv] v past tense drove [drəuv US drouv] past participle driven [ˈdrıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(vehicle)¦ 2¦(make somebody move)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(make somebody/something be in a bad state)¦ 5¦(hit/push something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drive one ape — [bananas],[crazy],[mad] or[nuts] {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. / * / You are driving me… … Dictionary of American idioms
drive one ape — [bananas],[crazy],[mad] or[nuts] {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. / * / You are driving me… … Dictionary of American idioms
drive mad — (Slang) make someone crazy or insane … English contemporary dictionary
