brick wall
noun
1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall
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Inside, velvet couches and chairs in gray and tan tones are set against a lobby fireplace and exposed brick walls.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The older one bounces his Spalding off the brick walls; the younger one digs his fingers into the box of corn flakes for the plastic prize.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The situation allegedly occurred during a standoff with a grand theft suspect who had crashed into a brick wall near a high school in Jurupa Valley in Riverside County after a deputy attempted to end the pursuit by using a grappler, CBS News reported.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Hicks was a brick wall early in the contest, holding the Badgers to one goal in the opening frame despite Wisconsin playing nearly the entire period in the offensive zone.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The older one bounces his Spalding off the brick walls; the younger one digs his fingers into the box of corn flakes for the plastic prize.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The situation allegedly occurred during a standoff with a grand theft suspect who had crashed into a brick wall near a high school in Jurupa Valley in Riverside County after a deputy attempted to end the pursuit by using a grappler, CBS News reported.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Hicks was a brick wall early in the contest, holding the Badgers to one goal in the opening frame despite Wisconsin playing nearly the entire period in the offensive zone.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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