up the wall
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Imagine my surprise when, instead, I saw her wicker dresser fully engulfed in flame, the fire licking up the wall.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
And when every cell phone vibration is liable to drive you up the wall, the last thing you need is a burst pipe and a giant hole in your ceiling.
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025
His friends tied scarves around him, hoisted him up the wall, back into Iran.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024
Your brain will get a workout, too: As you navigate obstacles, you’ll need to strategize and problem-solve, charting an efficient path up the wall.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023
Moving quietly, she swam across the millpond to the sluice and climbed up the wall.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
