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
Gaetana-Italian
Marino-Italian, Spanish
Verner-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Chandan-Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Odia
SÁNdorSHAHN-dorHungarian
Duha-Arabic