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it's like talking to the wall

  • 1 like talking to the wall

    כמו לדבר אל הקיר, דבר אל העצים ואל האבנים
    * * *
    ◙ םינבאה לאו םיצעה לא רבד,ריקה לא רבדל ומכ◄

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  • 2 like talking to the wall

    als het praten tegen de muur,doen alsof je niets hoort

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  • 3 like talking to the wall

    som att tala till en vägg

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  • 4 wall

    wo:l
    1. noun
    1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) muro, tapia, muralla; pared
    2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) pared

    2. verb
    ((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) amurallar
    - - walled
    - wallpaper
    3. verb
    (to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) empapelar
    - have one's back to the wall
    - up the wall
    wall n
    1. pared / tapia
    2. muro / muralla
    tr[wɔːl]
    1 (exterior) muro; (defensive, city) muralla; (garden) tapia; (sea) dique nombre masculino
    ■ shall we hang this picture on the wall? ¿colgamos este cuadro en la pared?
    3 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL (of artery, blood vessel) pared nombre femenino; (of abdomen) pared nombre femenino abdominal
    4 figurative use (barrier) barrera, muro
    5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL barrera
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    walls have ears las paredes oyen
    to bang one's head against a brick wall darse contra las paredes
    to have one's back to the wall estar en un aprieto, estar en un brete
    to come up against a brick wall encontrarse con una barrera infranqueable
    to drive somebody up the wall volver loco,-a a alguien, hacer.que alguien se suba por las paredes
    to go to the wall arruinarse, quebrar
    to go up the wall volverse loco,-a, subirse por las paredes
    wall lamp / wall light aplique nombre masculino
    wall ['wɔl] vt
    1)
    to wall in : cercar con una pared o un muro, tapiar, amurallar
    2)
    to wall off : separar con una pared o un muro
    3)
    to wall up : tapiar, condenar (una ventana, etc.)
    wall n
    1) : muro m (exterior)
    the walls of the city: las murallas de la ciudad
    2) : pared f (interior)
    3) barrier: barrera f
    a wall of mountains: una barrera de montañas
    4) : pared f (en anatomía)
    v.
    • amurallar v.
    • murar v.
    • poner muro a v.
    adj.
    • mural adj.
    n.
    • cerca s.m.
    • cercado s.m.
    • cerco s.m.
    • lienzo s.m.
    • muralla s.f.
    • muro s.m.
    • pared s.f.
    • tapia s.f.
    wɔːl
    1)
    a) ( freestanding) muro m; (of castle, city) muralla f

    garden wall — tapia f, muro m

    it's like talking to a brick wall — es como hablarle a la pared

    to go/be driven to the wall — \<\<company/business\>\> irse* a pique

    up the wall: she drives me up the wall me saca de quicio, me enerva; she'll go up the wall when she finds out — se va a poner furiosa cuando se entere

    b) ( barrier) barrera f

    to come up against a brick wall — darse* de narices contra una pared

    2) (of building, room) pared f, muralla f (Chi)

    this must not go o pass beyond these (four) walls — esto que no salga de aquí

    to have one's back to the wall — estar* en un apuro or en un aprieto

    walls have ears — las paredes oyen; (before n)

    wall bars — (BrE Sport) espalderas fpl

    wall chart — gráfico m mural

    3) (of stomach, artery) pared f
    •
    Phrasal Verbs:
    [wɔːl]
    1. N
    1) (interior) (also Anat) pared f ; (outside) muro m ; [of city] muralla f ; (=garden wall) tapia f
    - come up against a brick wall
    - do sth off the wall
    - climb or crawl up the walls
    - go up the wall
    - go to the wall
    2) (Sport) [of players] barrera f
    3) (fig) barrera f
    - break the wall of silence
    2.
    CPD [cupboard, light, clock] de pared; [map, painting] mural

    wall bars NPL — (Sport) espalderas fpl

    wall chart N — gráfico m mural

    wall socket N — enchufe m de pared

    * * *
    [wɔːl]
    1)
    a) ( freestanding) muro m; (of castle, city) muralla f

    garden wall — tapia f, muro m

    it's like talking to a brick wall — es como hablarle a la pared

    to go/be driven to the wall — \<\<company/business\>\> irse* a pique

    up the wall: she drives me up the wall me saca de quicio, me enerva; she'll go up the wall when she finds out — se va a poner furiosa cuando se entere

    b) ( barrier) barrera f

    to come up against a brick wall — darse* de narices contra una pared

    2) (of building, room) pared f, muralla f (Chi)

    this must not go o pass beyond these (four) walls — esto que no salga de aquí

    to have one's back to the wall — estar* en un apuro or en un aprieto

    walls have ears — las paredes oyen; (before n)

    wall bars — (BrE Sport) espalderas fpl

    wall chart — gráfico m mural

    3) (of stomach, artery) pared f
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    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > wall

  • 5 wall

    wo:l 1. noun
    1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) mur, vegg, voll
    2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) vegg
    2. verb
    ((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) lage mur rundt, gjerde inn
    - - walled
    - wallpaper     3. verb
    (to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) tapetsere
    - have one's back to the wall
    - up the wall
    mur
    --------
    vegg
    --------
    voll
    I
    subst. \/wɔːl\/
    ( også overført) vegg, mur
    climb the walls ( overført) gå på veggen
    come up against a (stone) wall kjøre seg helt fast
    drive someone up the wall ( overført) tvinge noen i kne, presse noen ( slang) drive noen til vanvidd, gjøre noen gal
    go over the wall ( slang) rømme fra fengselet
    go to the wall ( overført) dra det korteste strået, bukke under, lide nederlag ( om forretning) gå konkurs, gå under bli satt til side, bli glemt ( overført) gå til verdens ende, gjøre alt gi etter
    go up the wall ( slang) bli fra seg, bli (aldeles) vill
    have one's back to the wall ( overført) være trengt opp i et hjørne, stå med ryggen mot veggen
    have the wall gå nærmest veggen (på fortauet)
    ( overført) ha fortrinn
    have the wall of ha fortrinnet fremfor
    hit the wall ( spesielt sport) møte veggen
    off the wall (spesielt amer., slang) eksentrisk, uvanlig hissig
    talk to a brick wall ( overført) snakke til veggen
    up against the wall opp mot muren (for å bli henrettet) ( overført) opp mot veggen (i en desperat situasjon)
    walls have ears veggene har ører
    II
    verb \/wɔːl\/
    1) omgi (seg) med mur, bygge mur rundt, gjerde inn (også overført)
    2) mure igjen, mure inn, sperre inn
    3) avgrense, kante
    4) ( også wall off) dele av med vegg, atskille (også overført), avskjære
    5) kle (vegger)
    wall about omgi med mur, bygge mur rundt
    wall in omgi med mur, bygge mur rundt, omkranse
    wall round omgi med mur, bygge mur rundt
    wall up mure igjen, mure inn, sperre inn

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  • 6 דבר אל העצים

    like talking to the wall

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  • 7 דבר אל העצים ואל האבנים

    like talking to the wall

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  • 8 כמו לדבר אל הקיר

    like talking to the wall

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  • 9 a vorbi pereţilor / la pereţi

    it is like talking to the wall.

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  • 10 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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  • 11 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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  • 12 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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  • 13 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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  • 14 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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  • 15 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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  • 16 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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  • 17 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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    • 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 как об 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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  • 20 как об 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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