drive round the twist



drive/send somebody round the twist

  (British & Australian informal)
to make someone very angry, especially by continuing to do something annoying This non-stop banging is driving me round the twist. A day with my mother is enough to send anyone round the twist.
See also: drive, round, twist

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marian (2)MAHR-yahn (Polish)Polish, Czech, Romanian
Cummings['kʌmiŋz]
Akakios-Greek, Ancient Greek
Watkins['wɔtkinz]
Lara (1)LAHR-ə (English), LAH-rah (German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese)Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian
NickNIKEnglish, Dutch