- drive someone to distraction
- to annoy someone so much that they become angry or upset
She was driven to distraction by his constant whistling.
English dictionary. 2014.
drive someone to distraction
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drive someone to distraction — phrase to annoy someone so much that they become angry or upset She was driven to distraction by his constant whistling. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: distraction * * * annoy someone intensely he was driven to dis … Useful english dictionary
drive someone to distraction — drive (someone) to distraction to make someone very angry or very bored. Looking after six children every day is enough to drive you to distraction. There s a constant buzzing noise and it s driving me to distraction … New idioms dictionary
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drive to distraction — drive (someone) to distraction to make someone very angry or very bored. Looking after six children every day is enough to drive you to distraction. There s a constant buzzing noise and it s driving me to distraction … New idioms dictionary
distraction — dis|trac|tion [ dı strækʃən ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount something that gets your attention and prevents you from concentrating on something else: We have work to do and it is essential that there are no distractions. 2. ) count FORMAL an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
distraction */ — UK [dɪˈstrækʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms distraction : singular distraction plural distractions 1) [countable/uncountable] something that gets your attention and prevents you from concentrating on something else We have work to do and it is… … English dictionary
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
distraction — dis|trac|tion [dıˈstrækʃən] n 1.) [U and C] something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing ▪ I study in the library as there are too many distractions at home. distraction from ▪ Demands for equality were seen as a distraction… … Dictionary of contemporary English
distraction — noun 1 (C, U) something that makes you stop paying attention to what you are doing: I have to study in the library there are too many distractions at home. 2 (C) a pleasant and not very serious activity that you do for amusement 3 drive sb to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
distraction — [dɪˈstrækʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] something that gets your attention and prevents you from concentrating on something else • drive sb to distraction to annoy someone so much that they become angry or upset[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
