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Tu me prends la tête

You're driving me crazy

FR
Example

— Réponds, pourquoi t'as pas appelé ?
— Je t'ai dit, j'étais en réunion.
— Ouais mais t'aurais pu envoyer un message.
— Là tu me prends la tête, vraiment.

When to use it

Someone is bombarding you with messages and asking for explanations when you've already answered.

What it means

An informal expression meaning 'you're annoying me,' 'you're confusing me,' 'you're exhausting me' (often because of insistence, criticism, pressure, or details). It's stronger than 'tu m'agaces' and can be perceived as aggressive.

Don't confuse it with

"Tu me prends la tête" does not mean to grab someone's head with your hands, to become the new leader, to calm someone down. It specifically means "You're driving me crazy".

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