drive to distraction
Example Sentences
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It is the result of a lifetime's passion and enough to drive to distraction those who love a fireside dram.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2019
In order to avoid these troubles, therefore, Cappy would summon his naval architect, whom he would practically drive to distraction by fussing over the plans submitted before giving a final grudging acceptance.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
Armed with this, he interviewed the countless applicants as they presented themselves before him; and the result was enough to drive to distraction even a more patient man than Herr von Schalckenberg.
From The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure by Browne, Gordon
