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driving someone up the wall

driving someone up the wall is the present participle and gerund of drive someone up the wall.

Meaning of drive someone up the wall

Verb

drive someone up the wall (third-person singular simple present drives someone up the wall, present participle driving someone up the wall, simple past drove someone up the wall, past participle driven someone up the wall)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a person very angry or frustrated; to infuriate.
    • Her persistent nagging and constant bickering with me nearly drove me up the wall.

Questions about driving someone up the wall

What is driving someone up the wall the present participle and gerund of?
Driving someone up the wall is the present participle and gerund of drive someone up the wall.

Words near driving someone up the wall in the dictionary

  1. driving someone insane
  2. driving someone mad
  3. driving someone nuts
  4. driving someone to drink
  5. driving someone to the wall
  6. driving someone up the wall
  7. driving something down
  8. driving something into the ground
  9. driving spirit
  10. driving spirits
  11. driving stick

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