distraction

bored silly and bored to distraction; bored stiff; bored to death; bored to tears

very bored; extremely dull and uninteresting (Usually an exaggeration.) I was bored silly at the lecture. The dull speaker left me bored to distraction. I am bored to tears. Let's go home.

See also: bore, silly

drive someone to distraction

Fig. to confuse or perplex someone. Can't you see you're driving her to distraction? The problems I am having with my boss are driving me to distraction.

See also: drive

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drive somebody to distraction

to make someone very angry or very bored Looking after six children every day is enough to drive you to distraction. There's a constant buzzing noise and it's driving me to distraction.

See also: drive

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drive you to distraction

to cause you to be unable to think or work That constant buzzing noise is driving me to distraction.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form do something to distraction (to be unable to think of anything else): It is obvious that he loves her to distraction.

Related vocabulary: drive you up the wall

See also: drive