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runs into a brick wall

runs into a brick wall is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 runs into a brick wall

What is runs into a brick wall the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs into a brick wall is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run into a brick wall.

Words near runs into a brick wall in the dictionary

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

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