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idiomwallsbe bouncing off the wallsCrazyspoken to be very nervous or excited, and full of energy:I'd been working late, and I didn't want to go home and be bouncing off the walls, so I stopped for a drink.It's amazing that someone famous takes a personal interest in Zach. Zach's bouncing off the walls, he's so excited.be climbing the wallsangry nervousspoken to be impatient, annoyed, and full of extra energy, because you are bored or want something to happen that has not happened:After waiting for three hours in the departure lounge, we were climbing the walls with frustration.It rained all day, and by five o'clock the kids were climbing the walls.walls have earsold-fashioned used in order to warn people to be careful what they say, because other people could be listening:You want to watch what you say - walls have ears, you know. (redirected from walls)
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