wash a brick

wash a brick

To do or attempt something futile. That couch will never fit up the steps—tell them to stop trying to wash a brick!
See also: brick, wash
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • brick in
  • brick up
  • wash out
  • washed out
  • washout
  • have a brick in (one's) hat
  • be shitting a brick
  • regular brick
  • lost in the wash
  • sponge down