talk to a brick wall en · VERB
Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic) To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.
She never listens. We might as well talk to a brickwall.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| talked to a brick wall | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| talked to a brick wall | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| talking to a brick wall | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| talks to a brick wall | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (8)
fr parler à un mur (Translations) · fi kaikua kuuroille korville (Translations) · pl mówić jak do ściany (Translations) · pt falar com as paredes (Translations) · nl tegen een muur praten (Translations) · de gegen eine Wand reden (Translations) · ro vorbi cu pereții (Translations) · ro vorbi singur (Translations)