Question

to drive someone up the wall - My neighbour's new dog barks every time I walk past the house - it's really driving me up the wall.  - Why can't you ever shut the door when you leave the room? It drives me up the wall.  - Since changing, I have had almost no Spam but the Netsky virus is driving me up the wall.  - There was only one thing that drove him up the wall...the masses of tiny flies that would forever pester him, getting into his eyes, nose and mouth.

Accepted Answer

to irritate someone This expression is not usually used for serious things that make people very angry.

Idiom	to drive someone up the wall
Definition	to irritate someone
Examples	- My neighbour's new dog barks every time I walk past the house - it's really driving me up the wall. - Why can't you ever shut the door when you leave the room? It drives me up the wall. - Since changing, I have had almost no Spam but the Netsky virus is driving me up the wall. - There was only one thing that drove him up the wall...the masses of tiny flies that would forever pester him, getting into his eyes, nose and mouth.
Note	This expression is not usually used for serious things that make people very angry.

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