talk to a brick wall

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talk to a brick wall

verb talks to a brick wall · talking to a brick wall · 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.

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@misc{talk_to_a_brick_wall_2026,
  title = {talk to a brick wall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talk%20to%20a%20brick%20wall},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}