BE BANGING ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL

Meaning of BE BANGING ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL in English

be doggedly attempting the impossible.

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WALL — ( walls) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A wall is one …
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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
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
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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BRICK — I. ˈbrik noun ( -s ; see sense 2 ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bryke, from Middle French …
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AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
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BANGING — ˈbaŋiŋ, ŋēŋ adjective Etymology: from present participle of bang (I) : huge , whopping a banging lie
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BANGING — (a.) Huge; great in size.
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BANGING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bang
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AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
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BANGING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Bang
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BANGING — ( a. ) Huge; great in size.
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AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
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BRICK — — bricklike, brickish , adj. /brik/ , n. 1. a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or …
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AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
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BANGING — n. slamming, booming, thumping
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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
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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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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BRICK — noun a good fellow; a merry person; as, you 're a brick. 2. brick ·vt to lay or pave with …
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BANGING — adj huge; great in size. 2. banging ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of bang.
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AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
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WALL — [wall] n [ME, fr. OE weall; akin to MHG wall; both fr. L vallum rampart, fr. vallus stake, palisade; perh. …
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BRICK — [brick] n, often attrib [ME bryke, fr. MF brique, fr. MD bricke] (15c) 1 pl bricks or brick : a …
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BRICK — a small rectangular block of fired clay used in the construction of foundations, walls, piers, buttresses, and arches of buildings …
Britannica English vocabulary
WALL — / wɔːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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BRICK — / brɪk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] baked clay used for building …
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AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
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WALL — I. wall 1 S1 W1 /wɔːl $ wɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weall ] …
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 …
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BRICK — I. brick 1 S2 W3 /brɪk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: brique , from …
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AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
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WALL — n. & v. --n. 1 a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
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
BRICK — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a a small, usu. rectangular, block of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building. …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
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BRICK — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a a small, usu. rectangular, block of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building. …
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AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
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WALL — n. & v. --n. 1. a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
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BRICK — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a a small, usu. rectangular, block of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building. …
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AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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HEAD — ( heads, heading, headed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Head' is …
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BRICK — ( bricks) 1. Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. …
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AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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