“Drive someone up the wall”
Definition
To make someone very annoyed or angry.
Beispiele
Examples
“That noise is driving me up the wall.”
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That noise is driving me up the wall.Compare with the original example
That noise is driving me up the wall.
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- What does "Drive someone up the wall" mean?
- "Drive someone up the wall" means to make someone very annoyed or angry.
- How do you use "Drive someone up the wall" in a sentence?
- Example: "That noise is driving me up the wall."
- Should I interpret "Drive someone up the wall" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.