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bangs one's head against a brick wall

bangs one's head against a brick wall is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bangs one's head against a brick wall

What is bangs one's head against a brick wall the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bangs one's head against a brick wall is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bang one's head against a brick wall.

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

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

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