It felt like I was hitting my head against a brick wall because I had no support from my boss.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
hit your head against a brick wall — bang/hit your head against a brick wall ► to try repeatedly to do something with no success: »It felt like I was hitting my head against a brick wall because I had no support from my boss. Main Entry: ↑brick wall … Financial and business terms
bang your head against a brick wall — bang/hit your head against a brick wall ► to try repeatedly to do something with no success: »It felt like I was hitting my head against a brick wall because I had no support from my boss. Main Entry: ↑brick wall … Financial and business terms
brick wall — UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► a point or level that it is very difficult to go past: »The housing market declined as the boom in prices hit a brick wall. ► a problem or situation that is very difficult to solve: »Their hopes to expand the… … Financial and business terms
bang — 1 noun 1 (C) a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface: The front door slammed with a loud bang. 2 (C) a hard knock or hit against something: That was a nasty bang on the head. 3 bangs (plural) AmE… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head … Dictionary of contemporary English
bang — bang1 S3 [bæŋ] n 1.) a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface ▪ There was a loud bang outside the kitchen door. 2.) a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you … Dictionary of contemporary English
bang — [[t]bæ̱ŋ[/t]] bangs, banging, banged 1) N COUNT; SOUND A bang is a sudden loud noise such as the noise of an explosion. I heard four or five loud bangs... She slammed the door with a bang... The television went bang. 2) VERB If something bangs,… … English dictionary
wall — 1 noun (C) 1 AROUND AN AREA an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another: The garden was surrounded by a high brick wall. 2 IN A BUILDING one of the sides of a room or building: We decided to paint the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
head */*/*/ — I UK [hed] / US noun Word forms head : singular head plural heads 1) [countable] the top part of your body that has your brain, eyes, mouth etc in it a bruise on the side of her head • Collocations: Verbs frequently used with head as the object… … English dictionary
hit — hit1 W2S1 [hıt] v past tense and past participle hit present participle hitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(touch somebody/something hard)¦ 2¦(crash into something)¦ 3¦(hurt yourself)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(press)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(affect badly)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
