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run into a brick wall
Language:
en
1.
International
US
UK
informal
figurative
To encounter an abrupt, immovable obstacle or strong resistance that prevents further progress.
To reach a point at which efforts are blocked and no clear solution or advance is possible.
2.
International
neutral
literal
To collide physically with a brick wall.
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