climb the walls

Meaning

Experience extreme restlessness, agitation, or frustration due to confinement or lack of activity.

Examples

• If I have to sit through another four-hour meeting today, I am going to climb the walls.
• The children were climbing the walls after being kept inside by the rain all weekend.

Pronunciation: /klaɪm ðə wɔːlz/

Synonyms of climb the walls

Words with a similar meaning to climb the walls:

• bored
• restless
• agitated
• cabin fever

Antonyms of climb the walls

Words with the opposite meaning to climb the walls:

• relaxed
• content