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Es ist zum aus der Haut fahren!

/ɛs ɪst tsʊm aʊs deːɐ haʊt ˈfaːʁən/

It's enough to drive you mad!

Literal translation

It's to jump out of your skin.

When to use it

Vivid expression for total exasperation. The frustration version of 'I want to scream'.

In conversation

—Schon wieder Stau! Es ist zum aus der Haut fahren.

—Another traffic jam! It drives me mad.

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