pickdrive someone bananas . drive someone bananas or drive someone nuts or drive someone ape {v. phr.}, {slang} {informal} To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or her mind; to drive someone crazy. You're driving me bananas, nuts with that kind of talk! Categories: add yours crazy informal slang verb Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms Subscribe to: American IdiomsEnglish Slang Post my comment