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ran into a brick wall

ran into a brick wall is the simple past of run into a brick wall.

Meaning of run into a brick wall

Verb

run into a brick wall (third-person singular simple present runs into a brick wall, present participle running into a brick wall, simple past ran into a brick wall, past participle run into a brick wall)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To encounter an insurmountable barrier or obstacle to progress.

Questions about ran into a brick wall

What is ran into a brick wall the simple past of?
Ran into a brick wall is the simple past of run into a brick wall.

Words near ran into a brick wall in the dictionary

  1. ran in
  2. ran in the family
  3. ran in with
  4. ran interference
  5. ran into
  6. ran into a brick wall
  7. ran into one
  8. ran into the ground
  9. ran it up
  10. ran late
  11. ran like a dry creek

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