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 brinkfig 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.
- 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