- one's head against a brick wall
- one's head against a brick wallSaid of a laborious but unrewarding attempt, eg to persuade, inform, etc● brick
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one's head against a brick wall
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be banging one's head against a brick wall — ► be banging one s head against a brick wall be doggedly attempting the impossible. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
bang one's head against a brick wall — To waste one s time in unproductive effort • • • Main Entry: ↑bang … Useful english dictionary
knock one's head against a brick wall — To meet with total resistance or refusal to compromise • • • Main Entry: ↑knock … Useful english dictionary
be banging one's head against a brick wall — be banging (or knocking) one s head against a brick wall be doggedly attempting the impossible and suffering in the process … Useful english dictionary
bang one's head against a brick wall — If you bang or knock your head against a brick wall, you continue vainly to try to achieve something in spite of several unsuccessful attempts. I ve been banging my head against a brick wall trying to explain the internet to my… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
knock one's head against a brick wall — try and do the impossible; hit one s head against the side of a building … English contemporary dictionary
be banging one's head against a brick wall — be doggedly attempting the impossible. → head … English new terms dictionary
beat one's head against a brick wall — Fail to progress. Reach deadlock. Encounter insurmountable or frustrating difficulties … A concise dictionary of English slang
head — ► NOUN 1) the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. 2) a person in charge; a director or leader. 3) the front, forward, or upper part or end of something … English terms dictionary
head — /hɛd / (say hed) noun 1. the upper part of the human body, joined to the trunk by the neck. 2. the corresponding part of an animal s body. 3. the head considered as the seat of thought, memory, understanding, etc.: to have a head for mathematics …
