sacar de quicio
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to remove from the (door) jamb”.
Verb[edit]
sacar de quicio (first-person singular present saco de quicio, first-person singular preterite saqué de quicio, past participle sacado de quicio)
- (idiomatic) to rile up, to annoy; to drive crazy; to drive someone nuts; to cause somebody to come unhinged
- (idiomatic) to blow out of proportion
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “sacar de quicio algo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014