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Julia Huong
2022-03-31 11:03
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.
To annoy someone very much
To make someone feel angry or upset
Used to complain that one does the same thing very often, usually in an annoying way
To annoy someone
To irritate, annoy, or drive someone insane
The verb "drive" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
This phrase emphasize that Christmas takes place once a year time, so you should grab this chance to indulge yourself and be good to others.
I've eaten a little more than usual as today is Christmas and Christmas comes but once a year, right?
