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talk to a brick wall

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
talk -to a brick- wall
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

talks to a brick wall (present, singular) talking to a brick wall (participle, present) talked to a brick wall (participle, past) talked to a brick wall (past)

Phrases

like talking to a brick wall

Frequently Paired Words

like talking to a brick wall

Questions

What does talk to a brick wall mean?
To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.

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