up the wall
Example Sentences
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Kicking everybody’s butts and driving everyone up the wall.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
And when every cell phone vibration is liable to drive you up the wall, the last thing you need is a burst pipe and a giant hole in your ceiling.
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025
But if you loved him, you liked him, even when he drove you up the wall, according to his son, Joe.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 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
The bathroom is purple, with red footprints painted up the wall, across the ceiling and down the opposite wall.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
