run into a brick wall

run into a brick wall
or[run into a stone wall] See: STONE WALL.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • run\ into\ a\ brick\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • run into a brick wall — or[run into a stone wall] See: STONE WALL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run into a brick wall — run into/come up against/hit/etc a (brick) wall phrase to reach a point in a process where there are problems that seem impossible to solve We seem to have come up against a brick wall with this project. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • run\ into\ a\ stone\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • brick\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hit a brick wall — run into/come up against/hit/etc a (brick) wall phrase to reach a point in a process where there are problems that seem impossible to solve We seem to have come up against a brick wall with this project. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • run one's head into a brick wall or a post —  1. Behave obstinately. Persevere stupidly.  2. Encounter insuperable difficulties …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • run into a wall — run into/come up against/hit/etc a (brick) wall phrase to reach a point in a process where there are problems that seem impossible to solve We seem to have come up against a brick wall with this project. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • come up against a brick wall — run into/come up against/hit/etc a (brick) wall phrase to reach a point in a process where there are problems that seem impossible to solve We seem to have come up against a brick wall with this project. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • brick wall, run one's head into —  Meet with insurmountable difficulties, opposition, etc. Attempt the impossible …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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