driven to distraction
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s à NGH ú NSH à P à, which means to lose one's soul. It is used to describe a person who is very frightened or restless. From grave before genius.
The origin of Idioms
Lu Xun's "grave before genius" said: "since the new trend of thought came to China, in fact, it is not powerful. However, a group of old men, as well as teenagers, have lost their souls to talk about the national heritage."
Idiom usage
It refers to panic. example ever since you left home, I've been as lost as a ghost. It's meaningless to live! The fifth act of Pan Jinlian by Ouyang Yuqian
driven to distraction
alternate leniency with severity - kuān měng xiāng jì
The ship arrived late to mend the leak - chuán dào jiāng xīn bǔ lòu chí
not even a blade of grass grows - cùn cǎo bù shēng
undertake to do a difficult job as best one can - miǎn wéi qí nán
Promoting the good and dethroning the evil - jìn xián chù è
Measuring the river with a finger - yǐ zhǐ cè hé