run one's head against a brick wall
- run one's head against a brick wall
run one's head against a brick wall
Fig. to be frustrated by coming up against an insurmountable obstacle. •
There is no point in running your head against a brick wall. If you can't succeed in this case, don't even try.
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I have been running my head against a brick wall about this problem long enough.
Dictionary of American idioms.
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