drive someone up the wall

drive someone up the wall

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Verb

drive someone up the wall

1. (idiomatic) To make a person very angry or frustrated; to infuriate.

   Her persistent nagging and constant bickering with me nearly drove me up the wall.

   "There is nothing and no one that's going to shut him up. That's what makes Tucker funny. It's also what can drive you up the wall about him." - Salon, 1998

Translations

Translations

Czech: zatlačit někoho ke zdi

German: jemanden auf die Palme bringen (de)

See also

• drive crazy