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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries뚜껑이 열리게 하다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ttuk-kŏng-i yeol-li-ge ha-da
"그의 무례한 태도가 나를 미치게 만든다."
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To strongly irritate, annoy, or exasperate someone.
"The constant dripping of the leaky faucet was beginning to drive him up the wall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The idiom originates from the 20th century, likely drawing an evocative mental image of someone so frustrated, exasperated, or trapped by annoyance that they figuratively claw or climb up a vertical wall in desperation. It became a widely recognized colloquialism in American and British English by the mid-1900s.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drive someone up the wall" is said worldwide
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rendre fou
Transliteration: rɑ̃dʁ fu
"Le bruit incessant me rend fou."
auf die Palme bringen
Transliteration: aʊf diː ˈpalmə ˈbrɪŋən
"Sein ständiges Meckern bringt mich auf die Palme."
far uscire dai gangheri
Transliteration: far uˈʃiːre dai ˈɡanɡeri
"Quel comportamento mi fa uscire dai gangheri."
sacar de quicio
Transliteration: saˈkaɾ ðe ˈkiθjo
"Su actitud perezosa me saca de quicio."
tirar do sério
Transliteration: tiˈɾaɾ du ˈsɛɾiu
"A demora dele me tira do sério."
खिसियाना
Transliteration: khisiyana
"उसकी अजीब हरकतें मुझे पागल कर देती हैं।"
让人发疯
Transliteration: ràng rén fā fēng
"噪音真让人发疯。"
뚜껑이 열리게 하다
Transliteration: ttuk-kŏng-i yeol-li-ge ha-da
"그의 무례한 태도가 나를 미치게 만든다."
イライラさせる
Transliteration: irira saseru
"彼の話し方は本当にイライラさせる。"
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