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drive somebody up the wall [idiom]

If something drives somebody up the wall, it annoys or irritates them very much

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Example:

How can you tolerate Mia shouting at you for everything? It’s really annoying and drives me up the wall.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

6 up the wall spoken very angry or annoyed :

That noise is driving me up the wall (= making me annoyed ) .

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

drive sb up the wall

to make someone extremely angry:

My flat-mate is driving me up the wall at the moment.

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

drive someone up the wall

phrase

If you say that something or someone is driving you up the wall, you are emphasizing that they annoy and irritate you.

[informal, emphasis]

The heat is driving me up the wall.

I sang in the bath and drove my parents up the wall.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

drive (someone) up a/the wall

idiom

Definition of drive (someone) up a/the wall

informal

: to make (someone) irritated, angry, or crazyYour constant tapping is driving me up the wall!

American English

British English

causing feelings of anger and displeasure

B1 (Intermediate)

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