drive (one) to the edge

drive (one) to the edge

To cause one to reach a point of desperation. The fact that my dog still barks all the time, even after finishing obedience school, is really driving me to the edge.
See also: drive, edge
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

drive someone to the edge

 and drive someone to the brink
fig to drive someone almost insane; to drive someone close to doing something desperate. Your trouble with the police has driven me to the brink! The next time you are arrested, I will not get you out of jail.
See also: drive, edge
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • drive (one) to the brink
  • drive to the edge
  • Needs must when the devil drives
  • hunt
  • dog eat dog
  • dog-eat-dog
  • a dog-eat-dog world
  • (as) sick as a dog
  • be (as) sick as a dog
  • fiddle away