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TAKE THE QUIZ“The Wall”
The following 11 entries include the term The Wall.
drive (someone) up the wall
idiomatic phrase: to make (someone) very irritated, angry, or annoyed
fly-on-the-wall
adjective: having or involving an inconspicuous but effective point of observation
hole-in-the-wall
noun: a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (such as a restaurant)
off-the-wall
adjective: highly unusual : bizarre
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
idiom: in a bad position in which one is forced to do something in order to avoid failure
go to the wall
idiom: to make every possible effort to achieve something, to win, etc.
see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall
idiom: to be aware that something bad will probably happen soon
the writing/handwriting is on the wall
idiom—used to say that it is clear that something bad will probably happen soon
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
