Drive me to distraction In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "drive me to distraction", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-03-27 06:03

Meaning of Drive me to distraction (redirected from drive (one) to distraction )

Drive (one) to distraction informal verb phrase figurative

To make someone unable to concentrate; to distract one's attention.

She is teasing me, trying to drive me to distraction.

Stop making so much noise! You are driving me to distraction.

To irritate or annoy someone to the point of exasperation. 

We showed her the letter, and it drove her to distraction.

The neighbors were having a party and we didn't get a wink of sleep all night. That drove us to distraction.

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Grammar and Usage of Drive (one) to distraction

Verb Forms

  • to drive (one) to distraction
  • drives (one) to distraction
  • driving (one) to distraction
  • drove (one) to distraction

The verb "drive" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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