run into a brick wall
Meet total obstruction
Run into a brick wall means to encounter an insurmountable obstacle or to reach a point where progress is impossible: Our efforts to reform the system ran into a brick wall due to bureaucratic resistance.
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- hitting a wallReaching an insurmountable obstacle
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
dead stop · obstruction · deadlock · adaptation · think outside the box · persistence · stalemate · spinning wheels · despair · throwing in the towel · blockade · impasse · roadblock · creativity · hopelessness · negotiation · compromise · barricade
run into a brick wallsail through
Accomplish with ease
breeze through · smooth sailing · break through · make headway · gain traction
run into a brick wallsail through
Accomplish with ease
breeze through · smooth sailing · clear path · open road · easy going
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