stir crazy (to go) [exp]

Meaning:

• To get extremely impatient from staying at one place and go nowhere for almost a long time.

Examples:

1. Despite of existing many attractive historic places in this beautiful town. We’ve been locked up in this house for almost a week. Now I’m going stir crazy!
2. After a week of being stuck at home during the snowstorm, I was starting to go stir crazy.
3. Without anything to do all summer, the kids were going stir crazy.
4. Working from home for months made him go stir crazy without social interaction.
5. Being cooped up during the pandemic made me go stir crazy. I couldn’t wait to get outside.
6. After waiting for six hours at the airport, everyone was going stir crazy.
7. She had to stay in bed for weeks after surgery, and by the end of it, she was stir crazy.
8. With no TV or internet at the cabin, we went stir crazy after just one day.