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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 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) -
3 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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4 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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5 drive (someone) up the wall
Сленг: "доставать", беспокоить, мучитьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > drive (someone) up the wall
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6 drive one up the wall
Фразеологизм: привести в ярость (to infuriate), взбесить, довести до бешенства, разозлить, разъярить -
7 drive sb. up the wall
Разговорное выражение: вывести из себя -
8 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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9 drive(smb) up the wall
Сленг: выводить(кого-либо) из себяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > drive(smb) up the wall
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10 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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11 drive smb to the wall
прижа́ть кого-л. к сте́нкеThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > drive smb to the wall
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12 drive etc someone up the wall
expr infmlThis constant noise is driving me up the wall — Я не знаю, куда бы деться от этого вечного шума
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > drive etc someone up the wall
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13 drive to the wall
drive to the wall припереть к стенке; поставить в безвыходное положение -
14 drive to the wall
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > drive to the wall
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15 drive (push or put) smb. to the wall
пpипepeть кoгo-л. к cтeнкe, дoвecти кoгo-л. дo кpaйнocти; вытecнить, paзopить кoгo-л.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)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > drive (push or put) smb. to the wall
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16 drive to the wall
1) Общая лексика: поставить (кого-л.) в безвыходное положение, припереть ( кого-л.) к стенке, довести до критического состояния, ставить в безвыходное положение2) Сленг: припереть к стене, разорять3) Макаров: поставить (кого-л.) в безвыходное положение, прижать ( кого-л.) к стенке, припереть (кого-л.) к стенке -
17 drive up the wall
1) Общая лексика: бесить -
18 drive to the wall
<05> припереть к стене; разорятьАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > drive to the wall
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19 drive to the wall
идиом. фраз. гл.припереть к стенеразорятьАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > drive to the wall
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20 drive to the wall
припереть к стенке; поставить в безвыходное положениеАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > drive to the wall
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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