up the wall
Example Sentences
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It spikes whenever he’s in Sam’s presence, and drives him up the wall when another figure from his past resurfaces to remind him of his failures.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
“The video of that crab-walk up the wall looked like something out of a movie.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
The goal is to give firefighters an opportunity to fight blazes that start deep in the canyon and race up the wall, McGreevy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
“The door to the storage room is located approximately midway up the wall and is reachable by several wooden stairs.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
I stood right next to the closet for a while but he came out the other side and ran up the wall near the ceiling where he thought I couldn’t get him.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
