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banged one's head against a brick wall

banged one's head against a brick wall is the simple past and past participle of bang one's head against a brick wall.

Meaning of bang one's head against a brick wall

Verb

bang one's head against a brick wall (third-person singular simple present bangs one's head against a brick wall, present participle banging one's head against a brick wall, simple past and past participle banged one's head against a brick wall)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To waste effort on a futile project.

Questions about banged one's head against a brick wall

What is banged one's head against a brick wall the simple past and past participle of?
Banged one's head against a brick wall is the simple past and past participle of bang one's head against a brick wall.

Words near banged one's head against a brick wall in the dictionary

  1. banged like a dunny door in a gale
  2. banged like a shithouse door
  3. banged off
  4. banged on
  5. banged on the door
  6. banged one's head against a brick wall
  7. banged out
  8. banged some heads together
  9. banged the door down
  10. banged the drum for
  11. banged to rights

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