me estás sacando de quicio
/me estas sakando de kiθjo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you're getting on my nerves" can be translated into Spanish as me estás sacando de quicio.
This phrase is used to tell someone that their behavior is irritating you or making you lose your patience.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase me estás sacando de quicio literally means "you are taking me out of my wits" or "out of my composure".
Which one should you use?
While me estás sacando de quicio describes an ongoing state of irritation, the simple present form me sacas de quicio implies that the person's behavior is a habitual occurrence or a general truth. Additionally, me estás sacando de mis casillas is a common synonym used specifically to express that someone is making you lose your cool.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase me estás sacando de quicio uses the present continuous construction to describe an ongoing state of irritation.
Did you know?
- The word quicio refers to the wooden frame or jamb of a door. By saying you are being taken out of your quicio, you are metaphorically suggesting you are being pushed out of your structural stability or your very frame.
- While me estás sacando de quicio is used widely, the synonym me estás sacando de mis casillas evokes the image of a board game where a player is pushed out of their assigned square.
- The synonym sacar de mis casillas uses a word for 'cells' or 'compartments' that can also refer to the small cubicles in a prison. It paints a picture of someone being forced out of their safe, controlled space.
Examples in context
- Me estás rayando, no soporto tu actitud.You're bothering me, I can't stand your attitude.
- Me está poniendo nervioso/nerviosa con su impuntualidad.You're getting on my nerves with your unpunctuality.
- Me estás sacando de quicio con ese ruido.You're getting on my nerves with that noise.
- Deja de gritar, me estás sacando de quicio.Stop shouting, you're getting on my nerves.
- Sinceramente, me estás sacando de quicio hoy.Honestly, you're getting on my nerves today.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are having a tense argument at home.
- Alejandro¿Por qué siempre haces lo mismo?Why do you always do the same thing?
- Elena¡No me presiones, Alejandro!Don't pressure me, Alejandro!
- AlejandroEs que me estás sacando de quicio.It's just that you're getting on my nerves.
- Elena¡Pues yo también estoy harta!Well, I'm fed up too!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
