Idiom: drive someone up the wall

Meaning

Idiom: drive someone up the wall

— My secretary pops her chewing gum loudly all day long and it absolutely drives me up the wall.

— Please don’t play your music so loud, you know that drives your father up the wall.

— That drip drip drip noise is really driving me up the wall. If my husband can't fix the leak, I'm calling a plumber tomorrow.

— Doesn't your girlfriend drive you up the wall speaking in that baby voice all the time?

— I know that rash is driving you up the wall but if you keep scratching it, it will never heal.

— The hustle and bustle of the city drove my boyfriend up the wall so we had to move to the suburbs.

— My daughter and her friends giggle all the time and it drives us up the wall.

— How can you travel for business every weekend? That would drive me up the wall.

— My parents drive my wife up the wall so we don't visit them very often.

— Stop running around the house, your brother is studying for a test and your driving him up the wall.

— My commute used to drive me up the wall because of the traffic so I've actually loved teleworking during Coronavirus stay-at-home orders.

— My son decided to learn how to play the drums. I know it's going to drive me up the wall but I have to support his dreams.