drive someone to (something)
1drive someone up the wall — If something or someone drives you up the wall, they do something that irritates you greatly …
2drive someone round the bend — drive/send (someone) round the bend informal to make someone very angry, especially by continuing to do something annoying. You re driving me round the bend with your constant complaining …
3drive someone round the twist — drive/send (someone) round the twist British & Australian, informal to make someone very angry, especially by continuing to do something annoying. This non stop banging is driving me round the twist. A day with my mother is enough to send anyone… …
4drive someone up the wall — If something or someone drives you up the wall, they do something that irritates you greatly. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
5drive — drive1 [ draıv ] (past tense drove [ drouv ] ; past participle driven [ drıvn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 control vehicle ▸ 2 provide power to move ▸ 3 push something to hit something else ▸ 4 force someone to leave ▸ 5 force someone into bad state ▸ 6 make …
6drive */*/*/ — I UK [draɪv] / US verb Word forms drive : present tense I/you/we/they drive he/she/it drives present participle driving past tense drove UK [drəʊv] / US [droʊv] past participle driven UK [ˈdrɪv(ə)n] / US 1) [intransitive/transitive] to control a… …
7drive out — verb 1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 1) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ …
8drive in — verb 1. cause a run or runner to be scored (Freq. 4) His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game • Cause: ↑score, ↑hit, ↑tally, ↑ …
9drive off — PHRASAL VERB If you drive someone or something off, you force them to go away and to stop attacking you or threatening you. [V n P] The government said it drove the guerrillas off with infantry and air strikes... [V P n (not pron)] Men drove off… …
10drive you spare — If someone or something drives you spare, it is extremely annoying …
