“Drive someone up the wall”
Definition
To make someone very annoyed or angry.
Examples
Examples
“That noise is driving me up the wall.”
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
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."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "Drive someone up the wall"?
- Сильно раздражать или выводить из себя. / Շատ զայրացնել կամ նյարդայնացնել մեկին։