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What does “Sacar de quicio” mean?

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Sacar de quicio

Word for word

To take off the door hinge

What it really means

To drive someone mad, to irritate them to the limit. There is also «estar fuera de quicio», for someone who has already lost control entirely.

How we say it in English

To drive someone up the wall

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