like talking to a wall

like talking to a wall

English

Alternative forms

• like talking to a brick wall

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

like talking to a wall

1. (idiomatic) Of a futile or unsuccessful attempt at communication due to the ignorance or stubbornness of the other party.

Related terms

• brick wall

Translations

unsuccessful communication

Chinese: Mandarin: 對牛彈琴／对牛弹琴 (zh) (duìniútánqín) (lit. “playing the zither to a cow”) Czech: jako házet hrách na stěnu Finnish: kuin seinälle puhuisi Hungarian: falra hányt borsó Polish: groch o ścianę Russian: как об сте́нку горо́х (kak ob sténku goróx)

See also

• fall on deaf ears
• go in one ear and out the other