drive 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.

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.

词组	drive to the edge
释义	drive 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 (one) 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 References in periodicals archive The man, described as black, climbed into the van and ordered him to drive to the edge of the station area, where he forced the driver into the back of the vehicle and tied him up. Witness plea over driver kidnap
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