What makes you crazy or annoyed?
What bothers you?
The phase “To drive someone up the wall” is super common and useful.
Today we answer a listener question about this phrase:
How are doing ? I hope, everything is fine, This is Yogesh chavan from India. I would like to thank you for answering my questions in previous episode. I listen to allearsenglish podcast, Because I believe in connection not perfection .There are always coolest episodes on the website. You gave me the required motivation to move ahead in life. This time also I want to ask you one phrase which I herd from native speaker that is to drive someone up the wall. I don’t know meaning of this phrase . I would be grateful If you could answer my question. Again thank you for your great work.
Regards, Yogesh chavan
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To drive someone up the wall: To make them crazy with frustration, anger, annoyance,
When do we use this?
- It’s not a swear so it can be used around children
- It is kind of descriptive so it could be used to get your point across
Other phrases that mean the same thing:
- You’re driving me nuts by getting on your cell phone at the office
- You’re making me crazy the way that you speak so loudly around all of us
- You’re killing me
- You’re really starting to bug me OR your handwriting is really starting to bug me
- You’re starting to get on my nerves
What questions do you have from today?
Let us know in the comments below.
