be banging head against a brick wall

be banging head against a brick wall
be banging/hitting (your) head against a brick wall to keep asking someone to do something which they never do.

I've been trying to get the rules changed for years now but I'm hitting my head against a brick wall.

He never listens to me - sometimes I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall.


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  • be banging your head against a brick wall — be banging/hitting (your) head against a brick wall to keep asking someone to do something which they never do. I ve been trying to get the rules changed for years now but I m hitting my head against a brick wall. He never listens to me sometimes …   New idioms dictionary

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  • (be) banging your head against a brick wall — be banging, etc. your head against a brick ˈwall idiom (informal) to keep trying to do sth that will never be successful • Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall. Main entry: ↑headidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bang one's head against a brick wall —    If you bang or knock your head against a brick wall, you continue vainly to try to achieve something in spite of several unsuccessful attempts.     I ve been banging my head against a brick wall trying to explain the internet to my… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • be banging one's head against a brick wall — be banging (or knocking) one s head against a brick wall be doggedly attempting the impossible and suffering in the process …   Useful english dictionary

  • like hitting your head against a brick wall — like banging/hitting your head against a brick wall phrase used for describing an annoying situation in which nothing you do seems to produce any results Thesaurus: making you feel angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: head …   Useful english dictionary

  • against a brick wall — be banging/hitting (your) head against a brick wall to keep asking someone to do something which they never do. I ve been trying to get the rules changed for years now but I m hitting my head against a brick wall. He never listens to me sometimes …   New idioms dictionary

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