brick wall
To build a brick wall aroundTo build a brick wall around.
» Talking to Tom is like talking to a brick wall.
Bei Tom hat man das Gefühl, gegen eine Wand zu reden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Разговаривать с Томом - всё равно что разговаривать с кирпичной стеной. — marafon
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesTo build a brick wall around.
To filter using a brick wall filter.
To halt or limit abruptly.
To be uncooperative and unresponsive.
Examples
24 sentencesTalking to Tom is like talking to a brick wall.
ruРазговаривать с Томом - всё равно что разговаривать с кирпичной стеной. — marafon
deBei Tom hat man das Gefühl, gegen eine Wand zu reden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Giving advice to him is like talking to a brick wall.
He just won't listen. Talking to him is like talking to a brick wall.
deEr will einfach nicht hören. Man kann genausogut gegen eine Wand reden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I threw a brick over the wall.
One can't see through a brick wall.
ruНельзя сделать невозможное. — panagoa
Forms
brick walls, brick walling, brick walled, brick walled| Base form | brick wall · to brick wall |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | brick walls |
| Present participle | brick walling |
| Past simple | brick walled |
| Past participle | brick walled |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.