knock head against a brick wall



knock one's head (up) against a brick wall

Fig. to be totally frustrated. Trying to get a raise around here is like knocking your head up against a brick wall. No need to knock your head against a brick wall over this problem.
See also: brick, head, knock, wall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ranj-Indian, Hindi (Anglicized)
Hypatos-Ancient Greek
Saraid-Irish
Iacobus-Biblical Latin
KarolaKAW-ro-law (Hungarian), kah-RO-lah (German)Hungarian, German
KaileyKAY-leeEnglish (Modern)