beat one's head against a stone wall in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> one's head against a stone wall}} beat one's head against a stone wall (third-person singular simple present beats one's head against a stone wall, present participle beating one's head against a stone wall, simple past beat one's head against a stone wall, past participle beaten one's head against a stone wall)

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"beat one's head against a stone wall" meaning in English

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