beat one's head against a stone wall

beat one's head against a stone wall
To waste effort on a futile project.

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  • wall — See: BACK TO THE WALL, BEAT ONE S HEAD AGAINST A WALL, CLIMB THE WALL, FORWARD WALL, HANDWRITING ON THE WALL, HOLE IN THE WALL, STONE WALL or BRICK WALL, TO THE WALL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wall — See: back to the wall, beat one s head against a wall, climb the wall, forward wall, handwriting on the wall, hole in the wall, stone wall or brick wall, to the wall …   Словарь американских идиом

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