drive 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Teodora	te-o-DAW-rah (Italian), te-o-DHO-rah (Spanish), te-aw-DAW-rah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Brit	-	Norwegian
Sheryl	SHER-əl	English
Balkwill	['bɔ:kwil]
Willis	WIL-is	English
SvajonĖ	-	Lithuanian