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
GwenaËLle-French, Breton
Ermelinda-Italian
Dorina (2)-Hungarian
Aelius-Ancient Roman
Timotei-Bulgarian, Romanian
Sawyl-Welsh