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running into a brick wall

running into a brick wall is the present participle and gerund 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 running into a brick wall

What is running into a brick wall the present participle and gerund of?
Running into a brick wall is the present participle and gerund of run into a brick wall.

Words near running into a brick wall in the dictionary

  1. running in
  2. running in the family
  3. running in with
  4. running interference
  5. running into
  6. running into a brick wall
  7. running into one
  8. running into the ground
  9. running iron
  10. running irons
  11. running it up

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