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up the wall

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up the wall

Fig. in a very bad situation; very upset or anxious. He's really up the wall about Mary's illness. We were all up the wall until the matter was resolved.

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up the wall

see under drive someone crazy.

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up the wall

mod. in a very bad situation. We were all up the wall until the matter was resolved.

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up the wall

Slang

Into a state of extreme frustration, anger, or distress: tensions that are driving me up the wall.

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