Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ran into a brick wall

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
ran in-to a brick- wall
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does ran into a brick wall mean?
simple past of run into a brick wall

How to pronounce ran into a brick wall

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