climb (redirected from climbed down)

climb down (from something)

to dismount something; to come down from something. The child climbed down from the roof. Please climb down!

climb on(to) something and climb on

to ascend to or mount something. I climbed onto the side of the truck. Tommy climbed on the truck.

climb out (of something)

to get, crawl, or move out of something. He climbed out of the wreckage and examined himself carefully for injuries. He climbed out very carefully.

See also: out

climb the wall(s)

Fig. to be very agitated, anxious, bored, or excited. He was home for only three days; then he began to climb the wall. I was climbing the walls to get back to work.

See also: wall

climb up (something)

to ascend something; to scale something. (Fixed order.) The hikers took two hours to climb up the hill. The adventurer tried to climb up the side of the cliff.

See also: up

Go chase yourself! and Go climb a tree!; Go fly a kite!; Go jump in the lake!

Inf. Go away and stop bothering me! Bob: Get out of here. Bill! You're driving mecrazy! Go chase yourself'. Bill: What did I do to you? Bob: You're just in the way. Bill: Dad, can I have ten bucks? Father: Go climb a tree! Fred: Stop pestering me, John. Go jump in the lake! John: What did I do? Bob: Well, Bill, don't you owe me some money? Bill: Go fly a kite!

See also: chase

He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.

Prov. If you want to gain high status, you must start with low status and slowly work upwards. Although Thomas hoped to become a famous journalist, he didn't mind working for a small-town newspaper at first. "He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom," he said.

See also: begin, bottom, ladder, must, who

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a mountain to climb  (British & Australian)

something that is very difficult to do After a bad start to the season, the team has a mountain to climb if they want to win the league.

See also: mountain

be climbing the walls  (informal)

to be extremely nervous, worried, bored, or annoyed I was practically climbing the walls at her stupidity.

See also: wall

climb/get on your high horse

if someone gets on their high horse about a subject, they become angry about it and start criticizing other people as if they are better or more clever than them (often + about ) It's no good getting on your high horse about single parents. You can't force people to get married.

See also: high, horse

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climbing the walls

to be extremely nervous or upset If your kids are climbing the walls, they need to get out and work off some of that excess energy.

See also: wall