run into a brick wall in English

Forms: runs into a brick wall [present, singular, third-person], running into a brick wall [participle, present], ran into a brick wall [past], run into a brick wall [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> into a brick wall}} run into a brick wall (third-person singular simple present runs into a brick wall, present participle running into a brick wall, simple past ran into a brick wall, past participle run into a brick wall)

Inflected forms

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        "to encounter an insurmountable barrier or obstacle to progress"
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"run into a brick wall" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms