Spanish idioms
What does “Sacar de quicio” mean?
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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