jdn. auf die Palme bringen

to drive someone up the wall

Türkçe: birinin tepesini attırmak

Noun

Palme f.

Verb

bringen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die ständigen Unterbrechungen bringen den Professor richtig auf die Palme.

How it is used

Idiom meaning to make someone extremely angry or irritated. Colloquial register. Use when a colleague's constant lateness frustrates you. Literally 'drive someone up the palm tree'; very vivid.

Other collocations built on bringen

• etw. zum Abschluss bringento bring something to a conclusion
• etw. zur Abstimmung bringento put something to a vote
• zur Anwendung bringento put into application/implement
• etw. zur Anzeige bringento report something (to authorities)
• zur Aufführung bringento stage/produce a performance
• jdn. in Bedrängnis bringento put someone in a difficult situation
• etw. zum Ausdruck bringento express something
• jdn. ins Bett bringento put someone to bed (tuck in)