How to Pronounce "up the wall"
expression
ˈəp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɔɫ
UHP-thuh-WAWL
ˈʌp/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɔːl
UP-thuh-WAWL
Definition
To make someone extremely annoyed, frustrated, or crazy; to drive someone mad.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɔɫ
British English
ˈʌp/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɔːl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
UHP-thuh-WAWL
UK
UP-thuh-WAWL
Listen in Context
The loud noise is driving me up the wall.
My little brother sometimes sends me up the wall.
Waiting in long lines drives people up the wall.
All this paperwork is sending me up the wall lately.