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like talking to a wall

like talking to a wall prepositional phrase: a futile or unsuccessful attempt at communication due to the ignorance or stubbornness of the other party.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) A futile or unsuccessful attempt at communication due to the ignorance or stubbornness of the other party.
    • Are you even listening to me? It's like talking to a wall.

Forms of like talking to a wall

alternative formlike talking to a brick wall

Questions about like talking to a wall

What does like talking to a wall mean?
Like talking to a wall means a futile or unsuccessful attempt at communication due to the ignorance or stubbornness of the other party.
What part of speech is like talking to a wall?
Like talking to a wall is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like talking to a wall in the dictionary

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  2. like stink on shit
  3. like strange bulldogs
  4. like taking candy from a baby
  5. like talking to a brick wall
  6. like talking to a wall
  7. like terms
  8. like that
  9. like the back end of a bus
  10. like the bottom of a birdcage
  11. like the cat that got the cream

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