run into a brick wall
run into a brick wall
To come up against an immovable or insurmountable difficulty or obstacle. Our project was going well, but we run into a brick wall when our funding was suddenly cut.
See also: brick, run, wall
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- hit a brick wall
- run into a stone wall
- hit a stone wall
- brick wall
- run one's head against (into) a brick/stone wall, to
- hit a wall
- come up against
- come up against (something)
- wall
- by hell or high water