climb the wall(s), to
climb the wall(s)
Fig. to be very agitated, anxious, bored, or excited. He was home for only three days; then he began to climb the wall. I was climbing the walls to get back to work.
See also: climb, wall
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
climb the wall
verbSee climb the walls
See also: climb, wall
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
climb the wall(s), to
To be driven to action out of restlessness or frustration. In the Book of Joel (2:7) the writer says, “They shall climb the wall like men of war,” and, in fact, until relatively recent times cities and towns were surrounded by defensive walls, which protected them against their enemies. The fierceness of attackers who climbed such walls survives in the sense of frenzy suggested by the modern cliché. See also drive (someone) up the wall.
See also: climb
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
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