talk to a brick wall
To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate objectTo be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.
» 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
1 senses(colloquial, idiomatic)To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.
She never listens. We might as well talk to a brickwall.
gegen eine Wand reden
Examples
31 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
Like one who talks to a wall.
It was like talking to a wall.
ruРазговор был словно со стеной. — Ooneykcall
Translations
4 languagesForms
talks to a brick wall, talking to a brick wall, talked to a brick wall, talked to a brick wall| Base form | talk to a brick wall · to talk to a brick wall |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | talks to a brick wall |
| Present participle | talking to a brick wall |
| Past simple | talked to a brick wall |
| Past participle | talked to a brick wall |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | talk to a brick wall |
| he, she, it | talks to a brick wall |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | talked to a brick wall |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have talked to a brick wall |
| he, she, it | has talked to a brick wall |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will talk to a brick wall |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle