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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive someone up the wall

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
drive -some-one up the wall
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a person very angry or frustrated; to infuriate.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

drive someone crazy drive someone to the wall

Frequently Paired Words

drive someone crazy drive someone to the wall

Questions

What does drive someone up the wall mean?
To make a person very angry or frustrated; to infuriate.

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