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it's like banging one's head against ou talking to a brick wall

  • 1 brick

    brick [brɪk]
    1. noun
       a. brique f
    • he came down on me like a ton of bricks! (inf) il m'a passé un de ces savons ! (inf)
       b. (British) ( = toy) cube m (de construction)
    [house] en brique(s)
    * * *
    [brɪk] 1.
    1) Construction brique f
    2) GB ( child's toy) cube m
    2.
    noun modifier [ wall] de briques; [ building] en briques
    Phrasal Verbs:
    ••

    it's like banging one's head against ou talking to a brick wall — autant parler à un mur

    to run up against ou run into a brick wall — se heurter à un mur

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  • 2 brick

    A n
    1 Constr brique f ; made of brick en brique ;
    2 GB ( child's toy) cube m ;
    3 ○ †( kind person) type ○ /fille m/f sympa ○ ; you're a brick! t'es un amour ○ !
    B modif [wall] de briques ; [building] en briques.
    it's like banging one's head against ou talking to a brick wall autant parler à un mur ; to brick it ◑, to shit bricks ◑ avoir les jetons ◑ ; to put one's money into bricks and mortar investir dans la pierre ; to run up against ou run into a brick wall se heurter à un mur ; to be thick as a brick ○ être bête comme ses pieds.
    ■ brick up:
    ▶ brick [sth] up, brick up [sth] murer [fireplace, window] ; boucher [hole].

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  • 3 brick

    I 1. [brɪk]
    1) mattone m.
    2) BE (child's toy) mattoncino m., cubo m.
    2.
    modificatore [wall, building] di mattoni
    ••
    II [brɪk]
    verbo transitivo costruire, pavimentare con mattoni
    * * *
    [brik]
    ((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) mattone
    - bricklayer
    * * *
    I 1. [brɪk]
    1) mattone m.
    2) BE (child's toy) mattoncino m., cubo m.
    2.
    modificatore [wall, building] di mattoni
    ••
    II [brɪk]
    verbo transitivo costruire, pavimentare con mattoni

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  • 4 brick

    brick [brɪk]
    1 noun
    (a) (for building) brique f;
    ∎ a house made of brick une maison en brique;
    ∎ to invest in bricks and mortar investir dans l'immobilier;
    ∎ familiar to come down on sb like a ton of bricks passer un savon à qn;
    ∎ proverb you can't make bricks without straw à l'impossible nul n'est tenu;
    (c) British (toy) cube m (de construction);
    ∎ a box of bricks un jeu de construction
    (d) British familiar old-fashioned (man) chic type m; (woman) chic fille f;
    ∎ you're a brick! tu es vraiment ou super sympa!
    (building) en brique ou briques
    ►► brick red rouge m brique inv;
    brick wall mur m de brique;
    ∎ figurative to come up against a brick wall se heurter à un obstacle infranchissable;
    ∎ it's like talking to a brick wall autant (vaut) parler à un mur ou un sourd;
    murer
    murer
    murer

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  • 5 С-565

    КАК ОБ (В) СТЁНКУ (ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ) ГОРОХ (ГОРОХОМ) КАК ОТ СТЁНКИ (ОТ СТЕНЫ) ГОРОХ ЧТО СТЕНЕ (СТЁНКЕ) ГОРОХ all coll, disapprov (как + PrepP or что + NP these forms only usu. subj-compl with copula ( subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause) fixed WO
    all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.
    all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.: (itfs) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall) (itfs) like talking to the wall (a brick wall) you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall) you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
    Обо всём этом ему (Наделашину) говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не (Nadelashin) had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
    «Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох...» (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
    Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох» (Пастернак 1). "Careful — it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 6 как в в стену горох

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 7 как в в стену горохом

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 8 как в стенку горох

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 9 как в стенку горохом

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 10 как в стену горох

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 11 как в стену горохом

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 12 как об стенку горох

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 13 как об стенку горохом

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 16 как от стенки горох

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 17 как от стены горох

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 18 как стену горох

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 19 что стене горох

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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  • 20 что стенке горох

    • КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov
    [ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:
    - (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);
    - you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).
         ♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).
         ♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).
         ♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).

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