# climb the walls

**Pronunciation:** /klaɪm ðə wɔːlz/ · KLYM-thuh-WAWLZ

**Part of speech:** idiom

## 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.
- He started climbing the walls because the isolation of working from home was driving him crazy.

## Synonyms

- bored — A simple, neutral description of lacking interest.
- restless — Describes the inability to sit still or relax.
- agitated — Implies a state of nervous excitement or annoyance.
- cabin fever — Specifically refers to the irritability caused by being stuck indoors.

## Antonyms

- relaxed — The state of being calm and free from tension.
- content — A state of peaceful satisfaction with one's situation.

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