“the wall”

The following 17 entries include the term the wall.

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drive (someone) up the wall

phrase

: to make (someone) very irritated, angry, or annoyed

fly on the wall

noun phrase

: someone who is able to secretly watch or listen to other people

fly-on-the-wall

adjective

: having or involving an inconspicuous but effective point of observation

handwriting on the wall

phrase

hit the wall

phrase

: to reach the point of physical exhaustion during strenuous activity

hole-in-the-wall

noun

: a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (such as a restaurant)

off the wall

phrase

: highly unusual : bizarre

off-the-wall

adjective

: highly unusual : bizarre

up the wall

phrase

: into a state of intense agitation, annoyance, or frustration

writing on the wall

phrase

: an omen or sign of one's unpleasant fate

balls to the wall

adverb

: with maximum effort or power : all out

wag-at-the-wall

variant of wag-on-the-wall

wag-on-the-wall

noun

: a wall clock with pendulum and weights exposed

back is to/against the wall

phrase

: in a bad position in which one is forced to do something in order to avoid failure

go to the wall

phrase

: to make every possible effort to achieve something, to win, etc.

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