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An obstacle.
They all ran up against the brick wall of high cost until the cryogenic option was proven feasible in 1973. — [ Wind Tunnels of NASA]
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brick wall — UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► a point or level that it is very difficult to go past: »The housing market declined as the boom in prices hit a brick wall. ► a problem or situation that is very difficult to solve: »Their hopes to expand the… … Financial and business terms
brick wall — n. anything or anyone that is impenetrable, unrelenting, unyielding, etc. * * * … Universalium
brick wall — n. anything or anyone that is impenetrable, unrelenting, unyielding, etc … English World dictionary
brick\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… … Словарь американских идиом
brick wall — noun Date: 15th century 1. a wall made of brick 2. an immovable block or obstruction < the plan ran into a brick wall > … New Collegiate Dictionary
brick wall — /brɪk ˈwɔl/ (say brik wawl) noun 1. a wall made from bricks. 2. a barrier to further progress in some enterprise: we came up against a brick wall. –brickwall, adjective …
brick wall — See: STONE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
brick wall — See: STONE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
brick wall — … Useful english dictionary
run\ into\ a\ brick\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… … Словарь американских идиом
