climb the walls
To be anxious or annoyed to the point of frenzy. If she makes another foolish blunder like that, I'll be ready to climb the walls. The doctor hasn't called me with the test results yet, so I've been climbing the walls. If the police don't have any new information for us, I'm going to climb the walls. There's no way our daughter just disappeared without leaving behind a shred of evidence!
climbing the walls
Anxious or annoyed to the point of frenzy. The doctor hasn't called me with the test results yet, so I've been climbing the walls. If she makes another foolish blunder like that, I'll be climbing the walls. The police didn't have any new information for us, and I'm climbing the walls. There's no way our daughter just disappeared without leaving behind a shred of evidence!
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be climbing the walls
If you are climbing the walls, you are feeling very frustrated, bored or anxious. If I was sitting at home with nothing to do, I'd be climbing the walls.
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be climbing the walls
feel frustrated, helpless, and trapped. informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
be climbing the ˈwalls
(informal) be extremely bored, worried, etc: It’s too cold and wet to play outside, and the kids are climbing the walls with frustration.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017