wall off

1. 用牆把……隔開
   This room is walled off from the rest of the house.

   這個房間與屋裡其他房間用牆隔開了。

walls have ears

1. 隔牆有耳
   Walls have ears, you know.

   要知道，隔牆有耳。

drive/send up the wall

1. 使……大怒
   You're driving him up the wall.

   你把他給氣壞了。

to the wall

1. 陷於絕境
   He complained that the company was being driven to the wall by the workers' demands for higher wages.

   他抱怨說工人們提出增加薪資的要求把公司逼入了絕境。

• drive someone (or go) up the wall
  informal make someone (or become) very irritated or angry.
• go to the wall
  informal (of a business) fail; go out of business.
• hit the wall
  (of an athlete) experience a sudden loss of energy in a long race.
• off the wall
  N. Amer. informal
  1. eccentric or unconventional.
  2. angry.
• wall-to-wall
  (of a carpet) fitted to cover an entire floor.
  ▸informal very numerous or plentiful.