drive (one) up the wall

drive (one) up the wall

To annoy or frustrate one to the point of exasperation. A week on vacation with my relatives is enough to drive me up the wall. That loud beeping noise is driving me up the wall!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

drive someone up the wall

Fig. to annoy or irritate someone. Stop whistling that tune. You're driving me up the wall. All his talk about moving to California nearly drove me up the wall.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

drive someone up the wall

INFORMAL
If something or someone drives you up the wall, they annoy you very much. The noise is driving me up the wall. He's so uncooperative he's beginning to drive me up the wall.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

drive someone up the wall

make someone very irritated or angry. informal
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

drive/send somebody up the ˈwall

(informal) make somebody very annoyed; drive somebody crazy: That noise is driving me up the wall.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

drive someone up the wall

tv. to frustrate someone; to drive someone to distraction. These days of waiting drive me up the wall.
See also: drive, someone, up, wall
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • drive someone up the wall
  • drive up the wall
  • drive/send somebody up the wall
  • drive (one) out of (one's) mind
  • drive one out of mind
  • drive somebody out of their mind/wits
  • send (one) up the wall
  • send up the wall
  • drive someone around the bend
  • drive someone round the bend