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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The other side of the lawn, with a brick wall, was a different story.
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Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Take a step forward and smack headfirst into a brick wall, which is how this transfer window has often seemed.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Then, of course, there was a seven, eight-year brick wall of getting the rights.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Warm brick walls, vintage fixtures, lively bars, and plates like walleye with spaetzle or a relish tray with deviled eggs and homemade pretzel crackers channel pure Midwest charm.
—Regan Stephens, People.com, 16 July 2025
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Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Take a step forward and smack headfirst into a brick wall, which is how this transfer window has often seemed.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Then, of course, there was a seven, eight-year brick wall of getting the rights.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Warm brick walls, vintage fixtures, lively bars, and plates like walleye with spaetzle or a relish tray with deviled eggs and homemade pretzel crackers channel pure Midwest charm.
—Regan Stephens, People.com, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for brick wall
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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