Help with these expresions-ENG

“Getting crazy” is not an expression that native speakers in the United Kingdom would use. I would understand but it sounds strange. You are more likely to hear “He/She is becoming crazy.”

”Drive me crazy” is when somebody or something annoys or provokes you a lot and you become a little mad or just silly. You could say for example “Love drives me crazy” or “My children drive me crazy.” 

“Going to crazy” is not correct. 

Hope this helps. 

Help with these expressions-ENG

Hi Alexandra, 

In the U.S., the expression, getting crazy, is common, but appropriate only in rather limited contexts and situations. For example, if your friend calls you about the big, once-a-year sale happening at the store you are at, in order to join you, you might warn her, “It’s getting crazy (in) here!” in reference to the huge crowd and its behavior (people fighting over items, long lines to buy something, unhelpful clerks, etc.). It is similar to “out of control” to some extent, but not a direct synonym. As examples:

The man was quietly drinking by himself, but then started getting crazy. I do not know how I got here: we were calmly smoking what I thought was weed, when things started getting crazy.  NOT: The car suddenly was getting crazy, and then I went off the road.

I have heard “going to drive me crazy,” or “going to go crazy,” but not “going to crazy.” That is simply nonsensical in English.

As to Britney’s use, (I do not know which exact song you meant…) it could mean as below, or it could mean, the creating of sexual tension, or lust. As examples:

I do not know her name, but she drives me crazy when she looks at me like that. When the tall, well-built, and handsome football star winked at her, it drove her crazy!

The other meaning of “drive me crazy” is to cause someone intense frustration or anger by acting foolishly, having unreasonable demands, constantly changing your mind, taking too much time, a child singing the same song over and over, or any other imaginable reason. Since we'd often say this in response to whatever the other person is doing, it would change to, "You are driving me crazy!" 

While this is simply too broad of a question to answer in such a short space, this should give you the general idea. I hope that this helps you. J.

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