brick wall

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, wall. A wall made of bricks.

2. (figuratively)An obstacle.

   The investigators came up against a brick wall in their search for the missing money when they discovered it had been transferred overseas.

3. A type of anti-aliasing filter with a steep cutoff.

4. (figuratively)Someone who is silent or unresponsive.

1. Talking 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

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2. Giving advice to him is like talking to a brick wall.

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3. 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

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4. I threw a brick over the wall.

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5. One can't see through a brick wall.

   ruНельзя сделать невозможное. — panagoa

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