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.
See also: drive, edge

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TrudiTROO-deeGerman, English
Voss[vɔs]
LeonLEE-awn (English), LE-awn (German, Polish)English, German, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch, Ancient Greek
Sharru-Kinu-Ancient Near Eastern
TaunoTOW-noFinnish
Dubaku-Western African, Akan