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

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So in English, if I say that something
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drives me around the bend,
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it means that it's making me angry
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or frustrated or annoyed.
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One of the things that really drives me around the bend
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is when my kids fight in the van
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while I'm driving.
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That really drives me around the bend.
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It really makes me annoyed and it really makes me,
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just a little bit angry.
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The other thing that drives me around the bend
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is when people lie to me.
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I really don't have a lot of patience
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when people tell lies.
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I like it when people tell the truth
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so it drives me around the bend when people
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are not truthful.
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It drives me around the bend when people lie.
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It makes me a little bit annoyed.
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It makes me a little bit angry
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and it makes me just kind of wonder why people
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would lie in the first place.
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So hopefully you are truthful and you don't
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drive people around the bend.
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Hey, we have another phrase that means
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exactly the same thing.
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You could say it drives me up the wall
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and the same things apply here.
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When my kids fight in the back of the van
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while I'm driving, it drives me up the wall.
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Again, this means that it makes me a little bit angry
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but actually, just more annoyed and more frustrated
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than anything else.
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So when you say that something drives me up the wall,
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it means that it is something that is driving you crazy.
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One of the other things that drives me up the wall
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is when people just aren't nice to each other.
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I think the world would be a much better place
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if we were all just a little bit kinder
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to each other and we didn't drive each other up the wall.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here
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and you're learning a little bit of English with me.
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I hope you're having a great day.
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