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talked to a brick wall

talked to a brick wall is the simple past and past participle of talk to a brick wall.

Meaning of talk to a brick wall

Verb

talk to a brick wall (third-person singular simple present talks to a brick wall, present participle talking to a brick wall, simple past and past participle talked to a brick wall)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.
    • She never listens. We might as well talk to a brickwall.

Questions about talked to a brick wall

What is talked to a brick wall the simple past and past participle of?
Talked to a brick wall is the simple past and past participle of talk to a brick wall.

Words near talked to a brick wall in the dictionary

  1. talked the leg off the Lamb of God
  2. talked the talk
  3. talked through
  4. talked through one's hat
  5. talked to
  6. talked to a brick wall
  7. talked to God
  8. talked to oneself
  9. talked to Ralph on the big white telephone
  10. talked to the fist
  11. talked to the hand

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