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drive someone up the wall

drive some·one up the wall
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drahyv suhm-wuhn, -wuh n uhp stressed th ee wawl]
    • /draɪv ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ʌp stressed ði wɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drahyv suhm-wuhn, -wuh n uhp stressed th ee wawl]
    • /draɪv ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ʌp stressed ði wɔl/

Definitions of drive someone up the wall words

  • phrase drive someone up the wall If you say that something or someone is driving you up the wall, you are emphasizing that they annoy and irritate you. 0
  • verb drive someone up the wall (Idiomatic) To make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate. 0
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Parts of speech for Drive someone up the wall

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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drive someone up the wall popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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