RUN ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL

Meaning of RUN ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL in English

be in a frustrating situation, be in a situation which cannot be controlled

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RUN ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL — прошибать лбом стену, стукнуться головой об стену
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RUN ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL — прошибать лбом стену, стукнуться головой об стену
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RUN ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL — 1. удариться головой о дерево; 2. биться головой о стенку; 3. прошибать лбом стену; добиваться невозможного
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
RUN ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL — 1. удариться головой о дерево; 2. биться головой о стенку; 3. прошибать лбом стену; добиваться невозможного
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WALL — I Any of various upright constructions used to divide or enclose a room or building. In traditional masonry construction, curtain …
Английский словарь Британика
WALL — I. ˈwȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall rampart, wall; akin to Old Saxon wal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran, ˈraa(ə)n ; or nonstandard run ; run ; running ; runs ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUN — — runnable , adj. — runnability , n. /run/ , v. , ran, run, running , n. , adj. v.i. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WALL — I. ˈwȯl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall; akin to Middle High German wall; both from Latin vallum …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran ; also chiefly dialect run ; run ; run·ning ) Etymology: Middle English ronnen, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WALL — noun the side of a level or drift. 2. wall ·noun the country rock bounding a vein laterally. 3. wall …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
Webster English vocab
WALL — [wall] n [ME, fr. OE weall; akin to MHG wall; both fr. L vallum rampart, fr. vallus stake, palisade; perh. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WALL — / wɔːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN — / rʌn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( running , ran / ræn; NAmE / run ) MOVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WALL — I. wall 1 S1 W1 /wɔːl $ wɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weall ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WALL — n. & v. --n. 1 a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUN
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WALL — n. & v. n. 1 a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUN
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WALL — n. & v. --n. 1. a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
WALL — ( walls) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A wall is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN — ( runs, running, ran) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAD — ( heads, heading, headed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Head' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WALL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boundary wall/fence ▪ The boundary wall was about twenty foot high. a company …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WALL — [noun] [C] - a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or encloses somethingThe walls in this …
Cambridge English vocab

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