- drive me up the wall
- cause me to feel anxious; go around the bend
I won't babysit at the Kaplans. The kids drive me up the wall.
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drive me up the wall
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drive you up the wall — drive (you) up the wall to make you very unhappy and full of anxiety or anger. Working in front of a computer screen all day drives me up the wall. Related vocabulary: drive you to distraction … New idioms dictionary
drive someone up the wall — drive (someone) up the wall informal to make someone very angry or very bored. I was being driven up the wall by their silly chatter. Working in a factory would have driven me up the wall … New idioms dictionary
drive someone up the wall — If something or someone drives you up the wall, they do something that irritates you greatly … The small dictionary of idiomes
drive someone up the wall — tv. to frustrate someone; to drive someone to distraction. □ These days of waiting drive me up the wall. □ Staying in the house drove us all up the wall … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
drive up a/the wall — drive (someone) up a/the wall see ↑wall, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑drive drive (someone) up a/the wall informal : to make (someone) irritated, angry, or crazy Your constant tapping is driving me up the wall! … Useful english dictionary
drive someone up the wall — verb To make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate. Her persistent nagging and constant bickering with me nearly drove me up the wall … Wiktionary
drive someone up the wall — If something or someone drives you up the wall, they do something that irritates you greatly. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drive someone up the wall — informal make someone very irritated or angry … Useful english dictionary
drive up the wall — drive (you) up the wall to make you very unhappy and full of anxiety or anger. Working in front of a computer screen all day drives me up the wall. Related vocabulary: drive you to distraction … New idioms dictionary
drive up the wall — drive (someone) up the wall informal to make someone very angry or very bored. I was being driven up the wall by their silly chatter. Working in a factory would have driven me up the wall … New idioms dictionary
