"beat one's head against a stone wall" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: beats one's head against a stone wall [present, singular, third-person], beating one's head against a stone wall [participle, present], beat one's head against a stone wall [past], beaten one's head against a stone wall [participle, past]
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  1. Alternative form of bang one's head against a brick wall. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bang one's head against a brick wall
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