be driven up a pole

be driven up a pole

To be upset, irritated, or annoyed to the point of distraction. Will you please take the kids out of the house while I finish this report? I'm being driven up a pole by all the noise! We're being driven up a pole by our neighbor's incessant drumming! That's it, I'm officially being driven up a pole by all of this mindless data entry work.

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