"like talking to a brick wall" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} like talking to a brick wall, {{en-PP}} like talking to a brick wall
  1. Alternative form of like talking to a wall Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: like talking to a wall
    Sense id: en-like_talking_to_a_brick_wall-en-prep_phrase-NyrJRVc7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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