hit a brick wall



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hit a brick wall

To come up against an immovable or insurmountable difficulty or obstacle. Our project was going well, but we hit a brick wall when our funding was suddenly cut.
See also: brick, hit, wall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
&Thorn;ÓRfrÍ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Melaniame-LAHN-yah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Polish, Late Roman
Eloisa
Annemarieahn-nə-mah-REE (Dutch)Dutch, German
Frideswide-History
Kalynakah-LI-nahUkrainian (Rare)