drive crazy

drive (one) crazy

1. To upset, irritate, or annoy one to the point of distraction. It drives me crazy seeing all these people just staring at their phones all day long. Would you stop shouting, you're driving me crazy!
2. To cause one to become unhinged, insane, or mentally unstable. All that pressure finally drove Steve crazy in the end. You kids are going to drive me crazy one of these days with all your arguing.
See also: crazy, drive
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

drive someone crazy

 and drive someone insane; drive someone mad 
1. . Lit. to force someone into a state of insanity or mental instability. 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.
See also: crazy, drive
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • drive (one) crazy
  • drive someone crazy
  • drive (someone) buggy
  • put (one's) teeth on edge
  • make (one's) teeth itch
  • quince
  • get on someone's quince
  • get on (one's) quince
  • get on somebody's wick
  • get on someone's wick
References in periodicals archive
Musk also pointed out that if customers want to buy Tesla insurance, they might have to agree to "not drive the car in a crazy way." But he also said they can drive crazy, but will have to pay a more expensive insurance rate.
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Phelan (Matt Servitto) and Harry Custom (Frank Deal), banter with the agent in a conversation that could easily drive crazy the attendees of Lewis Carroll's tea party.
Second-Hand Smoke