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climb the walls

verb

Definitions

  1. To behave in a distressed or frantic manner

    To behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to exhibit great agitation.

    • There are purists who climb the walls when German Conductor-Organist-Harpsichordist Karl Richter performs Bach. . . . To them, imagination—and Richter has plenty—is the ultimate transgression.
    • The organized pushers went underground to wait out the heat and the addicts started to climb the walls.
    • Or maybe we could locate a place to camp and fish that would be close to your mother. The area wouldn't be as nice, but we could still be outdoors and meet other needs as well. And the boys wouldn't be climbing the walls.

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