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Meaning of "go up the wall" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GO UP THE WALL

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO UP THE WALL

go to the devil
go to the dogs
go to the pack
go to the wall
go to town
go together
go too far
go under
go under the hammer
go up
go up in smoke
go walkabout
go west
go with
go with a swing
go with the stream
go with the turf
go without
go without saying
go wrong

WORDS THAT END LIKE GO UP THE WALL

brick wall
cavity wall
cell wall
Chinese wall
climbing wall
curtain wall
drive to the wall
fly on the wall
garden wall
go to the wall
hanging wall
hole in the wall
party wall
perimeter wall
retaining wall
sea wall
video wall
wall
wall to wall
with one´s back to the wall
writing on the wall

Synonyms and antonyms of go up the wall in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «go up the wall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO UP THE WALL

Find out the translation of go up the wall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of go up the wall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go up the wall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上去墙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subir por la pared
570 millions of speakers

English

go up the wall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दीवार ऊपर जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترتفع الجدار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подняться на стену
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ir até a parede
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচীর উপরে যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aller dans le mur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naik dinding
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gehen die Wände hoch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

壁を登る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벽을 이동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lunga tembok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi lên tường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவர் மேலே செல்லுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भिंतीवर चढून जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Duvara çıkmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salire il muro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przejdź na ścianę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піднятися на стіну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

du-te în sus pe perete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάει επάνω στον τοίχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan die muur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gå upp på väggen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå opp veggen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of go up the wall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GO UP THE WALL»

The term «go up the wall» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.506 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GO UP THE WALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about go up the wall

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO UP THE WALL»

Discover the use of go up the wall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go up the wall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Going Up the Wall
Rory, Anna and Phebe are about to have some fun at the climbing wall. Their instructor, Deb is teaching them some climbing skills. Join them to find out how they go up the wall safely. Suggested level: primary.
Jan Trafford, 2003
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Seed Bead Stitching: Creative Variations on Traditional ...
Go up the wall bead to start the next row. Pick up three beads and go up the adjoining wall bead. Your thread is coming up the shared wall bead of the newest apartment. Go through the ceiling bead of the middle apartment on the bottom row, ...
Beth Stone, 2007
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Scottish Rock: North
Go up the wall above to the next ledge. 4 30m 5c Go up to a small rock scar then steeply up and left to a rest at a horizontal break with a good runner. Traverse right then go up into a curving groove on the right. Above this, go directly up steep ...
Gary Latter, 2009
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Missing Pieces
Then when Kevin and Grandpa get there, get up the wall and help pull up the kids. Any questions?" "Yes, Doc, what is it?" "When we talked about the plan, you said that you would go up the wall first." "True. But since I ran to the road and back, ...
David Paton, 2007
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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Portland: Including the Coast, ...
You can keep going up the wall or cut over to the Labyrinth—or, of course, go up the wall and then come back here and add the loop. This final loop is what the elevation profile for this hike shows. If you're going up, stay to the left and follow a  ...
Paul Gerald, 2010
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Books Do Furnish a Room: Book 10 of A Dance to the Music of Time
I think sometimes I'll go up the wall.' 'Why discuss your work with her?' said Bagshawe inconsistently. 'Tell her to get on with the washing-up.' 'It's not the first row we've had by a long chalk. Christ, I don't want her to leave me. I know it's pretty ...
Anthony Powell, 2010
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Explorations in Autism: A Psycho-analytical Study
This Pax Romana, which seemed acceptable to the staff, was only broken when a patient (Sylvia included) would 'go up the wall' and start 'smashing'. The former described primarily screaming assaults on other patients and staff, while the ...
‎2008
8
Wild Men: Ishi and Kroeber in the Wilderness of Modern America
Rabbit told Sun, “You shall go up the wall of the dome, you shall come up from the East in the Sky.” All done, he whirled himself into the air— he became a whirlwind flying back from the river. He grabbed the rope in the mountains to the west, ...
Douglas Cazaux Sackman, 2010
9
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain: Stories
The embassy gates were besieged by a vast throng of my people and I could tell the gates were barred and no one was going in. There were figures trying to go up the wall and I heard automatic rifle fire and these figures leaped back down.
Robert Olen Butler, 1992
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs
The entire investment went up in smoke. go up in smoke Go to previous. go up something to climb up something. The monkey went up the tree in no time. Howfast can you go up this rope? go up the wall 1. Lit. to climb or run up the wall.
Richard Spears, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO UP THE WALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term go up the wall is used in the context of the following news items.
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Carice Van Houten - exclusive Game of Thrones interview
There's a lovely scene in the first episode where we go up The Wall to talk to Stannis, and I take him in the elevator. He says, 'Aren't you cold? «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
For 'Inside' creators, movie was 'A love letter to our daughters'
“I had — I knew he was pretend — a little elephant named Norman who drove a magnetic car that could go up the wall and drive around on the ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
3
The past comes back to haunt 'Insidious' prequel
Greasy black footprints appear on the floor and go up the wall and vanish. A greasy, cadaverous guy in a filthy hospital johnnie and a “Blue ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
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Doors set to close on Aminya Centre, the only low-care aged centre …
"You've got to have places like this so you can have that break, otherwise you could go up the wall quite frankly," she said. "We really do need ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
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​Everything not rosy in Britain's front gardens warns the RHS
Go up the wall: climbers and wall shrubs take up little space. They look great and insulate your home too. Replace walls and fences with ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, May 15»
6
Screaming fun: Wilderness at the Smokies opens $2M slide
Then you go up the wall and all you see is the sky before it shoots you down. It's amazing.” Ground was broken on the imposing $2 million ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Apr 15»
7
Shadow Education Secretary visits Wetherby High School
“What you can't do every time there is a change of government is change the exam system because teachers would go up the wall - there ... «Ripon Today, Mar 15»
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Jade Barnett in class of his own at New Zealand Minisprint Grand Prix
The resulting impact saw Walker go up the wall and temporarily sit on top of it before hitting the safety fence, demolishing a set of lights in the ... «Taranaki Daily News, Feb 15»
9
Atelier 6000 selling pieces right off the wall
“Google 'salon-style' … and you can find engravings of exhibitions at the Louvre, and the paintings just go up the wall and they even start ... «Bend Bulletin, Dec 14»
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Roger Ferguson of TIAA-CREF: Always Act as if You're an Owner
You have to be a continuous learner as you go up the wall. There's also that old expression, “Be nice to the folks you pass on the way up ... «New York Times, Nov 14»

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