climbing the walls
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It beat climbing the walls in our actual home, in a place where no one will bat an eye if you have a full-on meltdown.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023
Capt Harris said he was "climbing the walls" at being unable to help his family and the coastguard look for Bob Cuthbertson.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2021
None of the other 39 athletes climbing the walls at Aomi Urban Sports Park have a story like the 24-year-old Condie's.
From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2021
My husband works at a historical site that is currently closed, and he’s home, climbing the walls.
From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2021
Tina hadn’t left the city in months, and by Friday she was climbing the walls.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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