hit a brick wall

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hit a brick wall (third-person singular simple present hits a brick wall, present participle hitting a brick wall, simple past and past participle hit a brick wall)

1. Alternative form of hit a wall.
   • 2026 July 25, Nicholas Muhoro, “The Last Call of Jo-Anne Pedersen, the Girl Who Vanished From a Payphone”, in Skip Boring‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 July 2026:

     Investigators checked all personnel at the base, but every lead hit a brick wall.