brick wall
noun
1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall
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People laugh at the Wet Bandits slipping on ice, the Wet Bandits being branded by a smoldering doorknob, the Wet Bandits having their hair burned off, getting hit in the face with paint cans, stepping on a nail, swinging from a rope into a brick wall.
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Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
The plan, however, ran into a brick wall as hard-line conservatives, including those in the House Freedom Caucus, demanded spending cuts to offset the debt limit increases, a source told The Hill.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
Pushing past the brick wall Umberg was not the first lawmaker to hit Sacramento’s brick wall of good intentions.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 15 Dec. 2024
With someone special Restaurant Marc Forgione (Forge), Tribeca, Manhattan
Address: 80 Hudson St
Marc Forgione’s Tribeca restaurant exudes romance: there are weathered brick walls, gilded mirrors, and pillar candles, which supply almost all of the light.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
The plan, however, ran into a brick wall as hard-line conservatives, including those in the House Freedom Caucus, demanded spending cuts to offset the debt limit increases, a source told The Hill.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
Pushing past the brick wall Umberg was not the first lawmaker to hit Sacramento’s brick wall of good intentions.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 15 Dec. 2024
With someone special Restaurant Marc Forgione (Forge), Tribeca, Manhattan
Address: 80 Hudson St
Marc Forgione’s Tribeca restaurant exudes romance: there are weathered brick walls, gilded mirrors, and pillar candles, which supply almost all of the light.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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