hit your head against a brick wall

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. 2012.

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  • 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

  • wall — wall1 W1S1 [wo:l US wo:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(around an area)¦ 2¦(in a building)¦ 3¦(body)¦ 4 wall of fire/water etc 5 wall of silence/secrecy 6 up the wall 7 off the wall 8 go to the wall 9 these four walls …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • brick — [[t]brɪ̱k[/t]] bricks, bricking, bricked 1) N VAR Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. Brick is the material made up of these blocks. She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks …   English dictionary

  • 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

  • head — 1 /hed/ noun TOP OF BODY 1 (C) the top part of your body which has your eyes, mouth, brain etc in it: My head aches. | He turned his head and looked at me. | severe head injuries 2 from head to foot/toe over your whole body: He was shaking from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • head — head1 [ hed ] noun *** ▸ 1 top part of body ▸ 2 your mind and thoughts ▸ 3 leader of group ▸ 4 top/front part of something ▸ 5 white bubbles on beer ▸ 6 where river begins ▸ 7 top of drum ▸ 8 center of spot on skin ▸ 9 for counting animals ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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

  • 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

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