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.
See also:
  • 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