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up the wall

Fig. in a very bad situation; very upset or anxious. He's really up the wall about Mary's illness. We were all up the wall until the matter was resolved.

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As if anyone could have any right there after all the money we have spent fencing it on three sides, and building up the wall by the road, and levelling, and planting, and draining, and goodness knows what else An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context I removed four bricks to make footholes in different positions up the wall. A Rogue's Life by Collins, Wilkie View in context			up and around up and away up and coming up and did up and running up before up for auction up for grabs up for reelection up for sale up front up hill and down dale up in arms up in the air up in years up North up one side and down the other up sleeve up stakes up sticks up the ante up the creek up the pole up the river up the spout up the wall up to up to doing up to here up to knees up to neck up to neck in up to no good up to old tricks up to par up to scratch up to snuff up to speed up to the mark up to the minute up with up-and-coming up-to-date up-to-the-minute upbraid for update about upgrade to uphill uphill battle upon upon impact			Up the Boro Up The Bracket up the bum Up the Creek Up the Creek up the creek (without a paddle) up the creek (without a paddle) up the creek (without a paddle) up the creek without a paddle up the creek without a paddle up the creek without a paddle up the creek without a paddle Up the Deise Up the Downstair Up The Hill Up the irons Up the irons Up the irons Up The Owls up the pole up the river up the river up the river up the river up the spout up the stairs Up the Stairs Community Center Up The Swanee Up the Town Up the Villa up the wall up the wazoo up the wazoo up the wind up the wind up the wind up the wind Up through Roof Up tick Up tick Up Ticks Up Ticks Up Time Up Time up to up to up to up to up to up to (one's) ears up to (one's) ears up to (one's) ears up to (one's) neck up to (one's) neck up to (one's) neck Up to and Including up to armpits up to armpits Up to Boy up to date up to date

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