run into a brick wall

run into a brick wall or run into a stone wall

See: STONE WALL.

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wall

[wall] See: [BACK TO THE WALL], [BEAT ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL], [CLIMB THE WALL], [FORWARD WALL], [HANDWRITING ON THE WALL], [HOLE-IN-THE-WALL], [STONE WALL] or [BRICK WALL], [TO THE WALL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

stone wall

[stone wall] or [brick 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

brick wall

[brick wall] See: [STONE WALL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[back to the wall] or [back against the wall] {adv. phr.} In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble. * /The soldiers had their backs to the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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