Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive someone to the wall

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: drive -some-one -to the wall
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To push someone to extremities.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Then we had some further conversation and I drove him to the wall, as I always did in conversation; that is, I rather attacked him; I did attack him."
"The new pupil did not appreciate the rough handling, and, well, he did not exactly lose his temper, but at any rate he attacked suddenly and furiously, and so surprised his teacher that he drove him to the wall."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

drives someone to the wall (present, singular) driving someone to the wall (participle, present) drove someone to the wall (past) driven someone to the wall (participle, past)

Phrases

drive someone up the wall

Frequently Paired Words

drive someone up the wall

Questions

What does drive someone to the wall mean?: To push someone to extremities.

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