hit a wall
hit a wall
To come up against an obstacle that stops or impedes progress. Our project was going well, but we hit a wall when our funding was suddenly cut. There was no traffic on the highway, but I hit a wall when I took the exit into the city.
See also: hit, wall
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- hit a stone wall
- hit a brick wall
- run into a stone wall
- run into a brick wall
- run one's head against (into) a brick/stone wall, to
- bamboo
- bamboo ceiling
- ceiling
- a light bulb goes on in (one's) brain
- a light bulb goes on in (one's) head