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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Rickson stages both plays with elegant restraint, arranging just a few bits of furniture in front of a bare brick wall.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Featuring an outdoor pool and two hot tubs (a rarity in the U.K.), Cliveden’s spa is a dreamy place nestled behind rustic brick walls to lounge on a balmy Saturday or Sunday.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Boundaries include native hedging and a brick wall that links to the architecture of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 19 May 2025
Her boyfriend tried to pull her behind a brick wall as the bullets started flying but a stray slug hit her in the head, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Featuring an outdoor pool and two hot tubs (a rarity in the U.K.), Cliveden’s spa is a dreamy place nestled behind rustic brick walls to lounge on a balmy Saturday or Sunday.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Boundaries include native hedging and a brick wall that links to the architecture of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 19 May 2025
Her boyfriend tried to pull her behind a brick wall as the bullets started flying but a stray slug hit her in the head, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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