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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 ONE APE, BANANAS.

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