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1 to come up against a brick wall
encontrarse con una barrera infranqueableEnglish-spanish dictionary > to come up against a brick wall
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2 ran his head against a brick wall
דפק את הראש בקיר, טיפס על קירות חלקים, נתקל בקיר אטום* * *◙ םוטא ריקב לקתנ,םיקלח תוריק לע ספיט,ריקב שארה תא קפד◄English-Hebrew dictionary > ran his head against a brick wall
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3 ran his head against a brick wall
liep met zijn hoofd tegen de muur,ondervond alleen tegenstandEnglish-Dutch dictionary > ran his head against a brick wall
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4 ran his head against a brick wall
körde huvudet i väggenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > ran his head against a brick wall
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5 beat one’s head against the wall / bang one’s head against a brick wall
Beat one’s head against the wall / bang one’s head against a brick wallбиться головой об стенуYou’re wasting your time trying to fix up this house. You’re just beating your head against the wall.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat one’s head against the wall / bang one’s head against a brick wall
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6 (to) be banging one's head against a brick wall
идиом. биться головой о стену (о чем-л. трудно выполнимом или невыполнимом)Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) be banging one's head against a brick wall
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7 (to) be banging your head against a brick wall
идиом. биться головой о стену (о чем-л. трудно выполнимом или невыполнимом)Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) be banging your head against a brick wall
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8 (to) be knocking one's head against a brick wall
идиом. биться головой о стену (о чем-л. трудно выполнимом или невыполнимом)Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) be knocking one's head against a brick wall
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9 (to) be banging one's head against a brick wall
идиом. биться головой о стену (о чем-л. трудно выполнимом или невыполнимом)Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) be banging one's head against a brick wall
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10 (to) be banging your head against a brick wall
идиом. биться головой о стену (о чем-л. трудно выполнимом или невыполнимом)Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) be banging your head against a brick wall
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11 (to) be knocking one's head against a brick wall
идиом. биться головой о стену (о чем-л. трудно выполнимом или невыполнимом)Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) be knocking one's head against a brick wall
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12 it's like banging your head against a brick wall
es como machacar en hierro fríoEnglish-spanish dictionary > it's like banging your head against a brick wall
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13 to bang one's head against a brick wall
darse contra las paredesEnglish-spanish dictionary > to bang one's head against a brick wall
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14 to knock one’s head against a brick wall
to knock one’s head against a brick wallbater com a cabeça na parede, encontrar total resistência.English-Portuguese dictionary > to knock one’s head against a brick wall
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15 to knock/bang one’s head against a brick wall
to knock/bang one’s head against a brick walltentar o impossível, dar murro em ponta de faca.English-Portuguese dictionary > to knock/bang one’s head against a brick wall
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16 to run one’s head against a brick wall
to run one’s head against a brick walltentar o impossível.English-Portuguese dictionary > to run one’s head against a brick wall
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17 bang one's head against a brick wall
English-Dutch dictionary > bang one's head against a brick wall
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18 bang one's head against a brick wall
биться головой об стену (безрезультатно добиваться чего-либо)I keep telling her that she should change her job, but I'm just banging my head against a brick wall.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > bang one's head against a brick wall
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19 to bang one's head against a brick wall
пытаться пробить головой стену, стараться напрасноGrace went on writing to her red-haired boy even though he didn't reply to a single letter for a year; she was banging her head against a brick wall. — Грейс год писала своему рыжему избраннику, хотя он не ответил ни на одно письмо; она попусту тратила время.
Англо-русский современный словарь > to bang one's head against a brick wall
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20 bang (batter or run) one's head against a (brick) wall
битьcя гoлoвoй o cтeнуDon't try to persuade him - you'll just be banging your head against a brick wall: he'll never changeConcise English-Russian phrasebook > bang (batter or run) one's head against a (brick) wall
См. также в других словарях:
against a brick wall — be banging/hitting (your) head against a brick wall to keep asking someone to do something which they never do. I ve been trying to get the rules changed for years now but I m hitting my head against a brick wall. He never listens to me sometimes … New idioms dictionary
be banging head against a brick wall — be banging/hitting (your) head against a brick wall to keep asking someone to do something which they never do. I ve been trying to get the rules changed for years now but I m hitting my head against a brick wall. He never listens to me sometimes … New idioms dictionary
be hitting head against a brick wall — be banging/hitting (your) head against a brick wall to keep asking someone to do something which they never do. I ve been trying to get the rules changed for years now but I m hitting my head against a brick wall. He never listens to me sometimes … New idioms dictionary
bang your head against a brick wall — bang/hit your head against a brick wall ► to try repeatedly to do something with no success: »It felt like I was hitting my head against a brick wall because I had no support from my boss. Main Entry: ↑brick wall … Financial and business terms
hit your head against a brick wall — bang/hit your head against a brick wall ► to try repeatedly to do something with no success: »It felt like I was hitting my head against a brick wall because I had no support from my boss. Main Entry: ↑brick wall … Financial and business terms
one's head against a brick wall — Said of a laborious but unrewarding attempt, eg to persuade, inform, etc ● brick … Useful english dictionary
be banging your head against a brick wall — be banging/hitting (your) head against a brick wall to keep asking someone to do something which they never do. I ve been trying to get the rules changed for years now but I m hitting my head against a brick wall. He never listens to me sometimes … New idioms dictionary
be hitting your head against a brick wall — be banging/hitting (your) head against a brick wall to keep asking someone to do something which they never do. I ve been trying to get the rules changed for years now but I m hitting my head against a brick wall. He never listens to me sometimes … New idioms dictionary
be up against a brick wall — be/come up against a brick wall to not be able to continue an activity or do something you want to do. I ve tried everywhere I can think of for funding but I ve come up against a brick wall. My brother wants to leave home but he can t find a job … New idioms dictionary
come up against a brick wall — be/come up against a brick wall to not be able to continue an activity or do something you want to do. I ve tried everywhere I can think of for funding but I ve come up against a brick wall. My brother wants to leave home but he can t find a job … New idioms dictionary
bang/hit your head against a brick wall — ► to try repeatedly to do something with no success: »It felt like I was hitting my head against a brick wall because I had no support from my boss. Main Entry: ↑brick wall … Financial and business terms