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Round Bend Drive Means Annoy Bore Feel Lose

Metaphor Drive someone round the bend
Question Meaning What do you mean?
Meaning

To drive someone round the bend means to annoy or bore them so much that they feel that they are going to lose control of themselves. It has a similar meaning to “driving someone up the wall”.

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Example

“We had to queue for ages for almost every ride at the theme park. All that waiting was driving me round the bend!”

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