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  2. drive someone to distraction. That dreadful noise is driving me to distraction. The team are driving their coach and their fans to distraction with their inconsistent performances. Some people develop a hyper-acute sense of smell that drives them to distraction.

  3. drive someone to distraction. phrase. If you say that something or someone drives you to distraction, you are emphasizing that they annoy you a great deal. [emphasis] A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction. See full dictionary entry for distraction. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  4. To render one unable to focus; to distract one. Leave your sister alone—she's got to finish her homework, and you are driving her to distraction. I know we're supposed to be sketching the model, but she's so gorgeous, it's totally driven me to distraction!

  5. To render one unable to focus; to distract one. Leave your sister alone—she's got to finish her homework, and you are driving her to distraction. I know we're supposed to be sketching the model, but she's so gorgeous, it's totally driven me to distraction!

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    Idiom: drive to distraction 1. to confuse or distract someone so they can't focus 2. to greatly annoy or frustrate someone

    — This construction is driving me to distraction. I'm going to work at the cafe for a while. — There's a beautiful girl in our chemistry class and she's driving everyone to distraction. — I hate it when people wear perfume to the theater—it honestly drives me to distraction. — I have to wear earplugs at work because the person next to me pops her g...

    drive someone nuts/crazy/mad
    hit/touch a nerve
    hit/touch a raw nerve
    drive someone out of their mind

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  6. To render one unable to focus; to distract one. Leave your sister alone—she's got to finish her homework, and you are driving her to distraction. I know we're supposed to be sketching the model, but she's so gorgeous, it's totally driven me to distraction!

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