up the wall

prepositional phrase

crazy, mad

“Those noisy children are driving me up the wall.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticcrazy, mad

    Those noisy children are driving me up the wall.

    1 more example

    You really are a pain in the arse, aren't you (laugh track)? The PM is going up the wall! Hitting the roof! You can't go around making speeches like that.

    1980 February 25, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “Open Government”, in Yes Minister, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Vic Gould (Edward Jewesbury)
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APA

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MLA

“up the wall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20wall. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up the wall,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20wall.

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