| 单词 | to bang one's head against a brick wall |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bang (also run, bash, etc.) one's head against a brick wall P1. to bang (also run, bash, etc.) one's head against a brick wall and variants: to engage in a futile or fruitless effort; to be continually rebuffed, thwarted, or frustrated. Also in similes and comparisons characterizing an endeavour as futile or frustrating. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > be of no avail [verb (intransitive)] > expend effort on something futile to shoe the goose14.. to send (also carry, etc.) owls to Athens1548 to break, crush, a fly upon the wheel1606 to carry coals to Newcastlea1614 to bang (also run, bash, etc.) one's head against a brick wall1689 to preach to the converted1857 to be on a hiding to nothing1905 to chase one's tail1963 1689 W. Denton Jus Regiminis xi. 60 Men will be wiser than to run their Heads against Brick Walls. 1704 T. Brown Looking-glass for Married People in tr. L. de Gaya Marriage Ceremonies (ed. 3) 147 I soon became sensible that a married Man had as good run his head against a Brick Wall, as engage with a Woman in her own Element of Scolding. 1840 Musical World 30 Jan. 70 To endeavour to restore these hymns, during their performance, would be like knocking your head against a brick wall: you would only hurt yourself by it. 1924 Times 8 Oct. 6/3 The great man himself preserved a grand and stoical calm, and tried and tried again, but he was battering his head against a brick wall. 1983 Times 22 July 19/5 His enthusiasm has not been affected by bashing his head against the proverbial brick wall. 2008 S. Turvey Witness to Extinction (2009) v. 107 I was exhausted by all of the paperwork,..and the dismissive attitudes that I met from all sides. It was like banging my head against a brick wall. < as lemmas |
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