talk to a brick wall

verb

To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.

“She never listens. We might as well talk to a brickwall.”

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Meanings

verbtalk to a brick wall (third-person singular simple present talks to a brick wall, present participle talking to a brick wall, simple past and past participle talked to a brick wall)

present singular third person talks to a brick wall · participle present talking to a brick wall · participle past talked to a brick wall · past talked to a brick wall

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.

    She never listens. We might as well talk to a brickwall.

Translations

Dutch tegen een muur praten
  • tegen een muur pratenTranslations
Finnish kaikua kuuroille korville
  • kaikua kuuroille korvilleTranslations
French parler à un mur
  • parler à un murTranslations
German gegen eine Wand reden
  • gegen eine Wand redenTranslations
Polish mówić jak do ściany
  • mówić jak do ścianyTranslations
Portuguese falar com as paredes
  • falar com as paredesTranslations
Romanian vorbi cu pereții, vorbi singur
  • vorbi cu perețiiTranslations
  • vorbi singurTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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