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
His friends tied scarves around him, hoisted him up the wall, back into Iran.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024
But as they shoot their hooks and climb up the wall in the dead of night, much of that gear has been shed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
“The video of that crab-walk up the wall looked like something out of a movie.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
Like whistling softly in class so that it got on the teacher’s nerves, a barely perceptible whistle that could drive a teacher up the wall.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
