| 单词 | drive someone up the wall |
| 释义 | drive someone up the wallphrase See full dictionary entry for wallIf you say that something or someone is driving you up the wall, you are emphasizing that they annoy and irritate you. [informal, emphasis] The heat is driving me up the wall. I sang in the bath and drove my parents up the wall. drive someone up the wallto annoy someone a lot He's so uncooperative - he's beginning to drive me up the wall. Synonyms of 'drive someone up the wall'infuriate, madden, exasperate, get on your nerves More Synonyms of drive someone up the wall (idiom) Definition to make someone angry or irritated That tuneless humming of his drives me up the wall. Synonyms infuriate It infuriated her to have to deal with this man. madden The ticking of the clock really maddens me. exasperate The constant interruptions were beginning to exasperate me. get on your nerves (informal) anger The decision to allow more construction angered the residents. provoke I didn't want to do anything to provoke him. annoy Try making a note of the things that annoy you. irritate Their attitude irritates me. aggravate (informal) What aggravates you most about this country? incense This proposal will incense conservation campaigners. enrage Their complete lack of respect enraged me. gall It was their smugness that galled her most. rile Cancellations rarely riled him. drive you crazy (informal) nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) be like a red rag to a bull make your blood boil get your goat (slang) drive you insane make your hackles rise raise your hackles piss your off (taboo, slang) send you off your head (slang) get your back up make you see red (informal) put your back up try hack you off (informal) Nearby words of |
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