hit a brick wall

A form of hit a wall — To come up against an insurmountable problem; to be brought to a halt.

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Meanings

verbhit a brick wall (third-person singular simple present hits a brick wall, present participle hitting a brick wall, simple past and past participle hit a brick wall)

present singular third person hits a brick wall · participle present hitting a brick wall

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hit a wall.

    Investigators checked all personnel at the base, but every lead hit a brick wall.

    2026 July 25, Nicholas Muhoro, “The Last Call of Jo-Anne Pedersen, the Girl Who Vanished From a Payphone”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2026

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APA

hit a brick wall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20a%20brick%20wall

MLA

“hit a brick wall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20a%20brick%20wall. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit a brick wall,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20a%20brick%20wall.

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