I am climbing the walls waiting for these test results.
climb the walls
idiomTo behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to exhibit great agitation.
After being stuck inside the house for three days due to the storm, the children were climbing the walls.
Confined to his small office for the entire weekend to finish the report, he began to climb the walls from sheer frustration.
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bounce off the walls
To be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.
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climb down
An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.
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go climb a tree
Go away; a rude dismissal.
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have a mountain to climb
To face a difficult task or challenge.
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if these walls could talk
Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.