drive\ one\ round\ the\ bend

drive\ one\ round\ the\ bend
v. phr. informal
To upset someone so much that they think they are going crazy.

"Slow down, please," Miss Jones cried. "You are driving me around the bend!"

Contrast: drive someone ape, drive someone bananas, etc.

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