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1 drive someone up the wall
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > drive someone up the wall
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2 drive someone up the wall
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3 drive smb. up the wall
paзг.пpивecти кoгo-л. в яpocть, в бeшeнcтвo; извoдить кoгo-л. [пepвoнaч. aмep.]You drive me up the wall. What sort of a mess have you got poor Dad into? (A. Wilson) -
4 drive smb. to the wall
(drive (force, put или push) smb. to the wall)припереть кого-л. к стене, довести кого-л. до крайности; вытеснить, разорить кого-л.He bragged about Arthur at his Clubs, and introduced him with pleasure unto his conversation; saying, that, Egad, the young fellows were putting the old ones to the wall... (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. I, ch. XX) — Майор расхваливал Артура в своих клубах, охотно заводя о нем разговор: вот, дескать, какая теперь пошла молодежь, того гляди заткнет стариков за пояс...
The one thing that seemed eventually to have saved him was the fact that quite all of his creditors were fully aware that should he be broken and driven to the wall, there would be no cash for anyone. (Th. Dreiser, ‘A Gallery of Women’, ‘Albertine’) — В конце концов спасло его только то, что все кредиторы прекрасно понимали: если его припереть к стене и объявить банкротом, никто не получит ни одного пенни.
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5 drive smb. up the wall
разг.(drive (или send) smb. up the wall)приводить кого-л. в ярость, бешенство; изводить кого-л. [первонач. амер.]He also hit out at Britons who take jobs in South Africa. ‘The English are pinching black jobs - that drives me up the wall.’ (‘Morning Star’) — Он обрушился на британцев, которые нанимаются на работу в Южной Африке: "Англичане крадут работу у черных, и это приводит меня в бешенство".
...I'm fed up to the back teeth with all this caper. It's driving me up the wall. (ODCIE) — Я по горло сыт этими глупостями. Хоть кого выведет из себя.
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6 drive (someone) up the wall
Сленг: "доставать", беспокоить, мучитьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > drive (someone) up the wall
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7 drive one up the wall
Фразеологизм: привести в ярость (to infuriate), взбесить, довести до бешенства, разозлить, разъярить -
8 drive sb. up the wall
Разговорное выражение: вывести из себя -
9 drive someone up the wall over something, hassle or annoy or pester someone to no end
Американский английский: морочить головуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > drive someone up the wall over something, hassle or annoy or pester someone to no end
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10 drive(smb) up the wall
Сленг: выводить(кого-либо) из себяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > drive(smb) up the wall
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11 drive someone to the wall
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12 drive smb. to the wall
bunaltmak, sıkıştırmak, zor duruma düşürmek -
13 drive smb. up the wall
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14 drive smb. to the wall
bunaltmak, sıkıştırmak, zor duruma düşürmek -
15 drive smb. up the wall
çıldırtmak, deli etmek -
16 drive someone up the wall
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17 Drive someone up the wall
Сводить с умаDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Drive someone up the wall
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18 drive smb to the wall
прижа́ть кого-л. к сте́нкеThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > drive smb to the wall
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19 to drive somebody up the wall
volver loco,-a a alguien, hacer.que alguien se suba por las paredes -
20 to drive somebody to the wall
piespiest kādu pie sienas; nostādīt kādu bezizejas stāvoklī
См. также в других словарях:
drive you up the wall — drive (you) up the wall to make you very unhappy and full of anxiety or anger. Working in front of a computer screen all day drives me up the wall. Related vocabulary: drive you to distraction … New idioms dictionary
drive someone up the wall — drive (someone) up the wall informal to make someone very angry or very bored. I was being driven up the wall by their silly chatter. Working in a factory would have driven me up the wall … New idioms dictionary
drive someone up the wall — If something or someone drives you up the wall, they do something that irritates you greatly … The small dictionary of idiomes
drive someone up the wall — tv. to frustrate someone; to drive someone to distraction. □ These days of waiting drive me up the wall. □ Staying in the house drove us all up the wall … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
drive me up the wall — cause me to feel anxious; go around the bend I won t babysit at the Kaplans. The kids drive me up the wall … English idioms
drive up a/the wall — drive (someone) up a/the wall see ↑wall, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑drive drive (someone) up a/the wall informal : to make (someone) irritated, angry, or crazy Your constant tapping is driving me up the wall! … Useful english dictionary
drive someone up the wall — verb To make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate. Her persistent nagging and constant bickering with me nearly drove me up the wall … Wiktionary
drive someone up the wall — If something or someone drives you up the wall, they do something that irritates you greatly. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drive up the wall — drive (you) up the wall to make you very unhappy and full of anxiety or anger. Working in front of a computer screen all day drives me up the wall. Related vocabulary: drive you to distraction … New idioms dictionary
drive up the wall — drive (someone) up the wall informal to make someone very angry or very bored. I was being driven up the wall by their silly chatter. Working in a factory would have driven me up the wall … New idioms dictionary
drive someone up a/the wall — drive (someone) up a/the wall see ↑wall, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑drive drive (someone) up a/the wall informal : to make (someone) irritated, angry, or crazy Your constant tapping is driving me up the wall! … Useful english dictionary
