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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Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 ran into a brick wall Friday and finished the week lower, just one day after closing at a record high.
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Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
Last night, Shohei Ohtani, today’s starting pitcher, who will also bat leadoff, crushed a home run over the brick wall in right field and into the San Francisco Bay, where Bonds deposited 35 of his own 762 career home runs.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The interiors are decidedly minimalist with vast open spaces, 11-foot ceilings, and exposed brick walls, while also offering unusual and highly coveted luxuries such as a private three-car garage and a sprawling 1,200-square-foot roof terrace.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
The Aledo defense was a brick wall all day.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
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Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
Last night, Shohei Ohtani, today’s starting pitcher, who will also bat leadoff, crushed a home run over the brick wall in right field and into the San Francisco Bay, where Bonds deposited 35 of his own 762 career home runs.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The interiors are decidedly minimalist with vast open spaces, 11-foot ceilings, and exposed brick walls, while also offering unusual and highly coveted luxuries such as a private three-car garage and a sprawling 1,200-square-foot roof terrace.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
The Aledo defense was a brick wall all day.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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