Meaning of DRIVES ME AROUND THE BEND - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So in English, if I say that something

drives me around the bend,

it means that it's making me angry

or frustrated or annoyed.

One of the things that really drives me around the bend

is when my kids fight in the van

while I'm driving.

That really drives me around the bend.

It really makes me annoyed and it really makes me,

just a little bit angry.

The other thing that drives me around the bend

is when people lie to me.

I really don't have a lot of patience

when people tell lies.

I like it when people tell the truth

so it drives me around the bend when people

are not truthful.

It drives me around the bend when people lie.

It makes me a little bit annoyed.

It makes me a little bit angry

and it makes me just kind of wonder why people

would lie in the first place.

So hopefully you are truthful and you don't

drive people around the bend.

Hey, we have another phrase that means

exactly the same thing.

You could say it drives me up the wall

and the same things apply here.

When my kids fight in the back of the van

while I'm driving, it drives me up the wall.

Again, this means that it makes me a little bit angry

but actually, just more annoyed and more frustrated

than anything else.

So when you say that something drives me up the wall,

it means that it is something that is driving you crazy.

One of the other things that drives me up the wall

is when people just aren't nice to each other.

I think the world would be a much better place

if we were all just a little bit kinder

to each other and we didn't drive each other up the wall.

Anyways, Bob the Canadian here

and you're learning a little bit of English with me.

I hope you're having a great day.