The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination.
Dick tried to change Father's mind about letting him use the car Saturday night, but he was up against a stone wall.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
brick wall — UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► a point or level that it is very difficult to go past: »The housing market declined as the boom in prices hit a brick wall. ► a problem or situation that is very difficult to solve: »Their hopes to expand the… … Financial and business terms
brick wall — n. anything or anyone that is impenetrable, unrelenting, unyielding, etc. * * * … Universalium
brick wall — n. anything or anyone that is impenetrable, unrelenting, unyielding, etc … English World dictionary
brick wall — noun Date: 15th century 1. a wall made of brick 2. an immovable block or obstruction < the plan ran into a brick wall > … New Collegiate Dictionary
brick wall — /brɪk ˈwɔl/ (say brik wawl) noun 1. a wall made from bricks. 2. a barrier to further progress in some enterprise: we came up against a brick wall. –brickwall, adjective …
brick wall — noun An obstacle. They all ran up against the brick wall of high cost until the cryogenic option was proven feasible in 1973. [ … Wiktionary
brick wall — See: STONE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
brick wall — See: STONE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
brick wall — … Useful english dictionary
run\ into\ a\ brick\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… … Словарь американских идиом
