Definition of 'be banging your head against a brick wall'
[mainly British] or be banging your head against a wall
to feel
frustrated because someone is
stopping you from making
progress in what you are trying to do
It is a waste of valuable energy banging your head against a brick wall, wishing
things were different.
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