Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up the wall

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: up- the wall
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Example Sentences

"Those noisy children are driving me up the wall."
"You really are a pain in the arse, aren't you (laugh track)? The PM is going up the wall! Hitting the roof! You can't go around making speeches like that."

Phrases

up the walls

Frequently Paired Words

up the walls

Questions

What does up the wall mean?: crazy, mad

How to pronounce up the wall

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