climb (redirected from climbing down)

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. It's no good getting on your high horse about single parents. You can't force people to get married. (often + about)

See also: high, horse

climb/get/hop into bed with someone

be in bed with someone - to work with a person or organization, or to be involved with them, in a way which causes other people not to trust you. Rather than hopping into bed with a leading merchant bank, it chose to remain an independent partnership.

See also: bed, hop

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

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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