beat one's head against the wall

beat one's head against the wall
beat one's head against the wall & bang one's head against a brick wall
Fig. to waste one's time trying hard to accomplish something that is completely hopeless. •

You're wasting your time trying to figure this puzzle out. You're just beating your head against the wall.

You're banging your head against a brick wall trying to get that dog to behave properly.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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