brick wall
noun
1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall
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Original stone and brick walls are accompanied by furnishings from local interior design firm Sabrina Barazin Studio, like velvet upholstered headboards in autumnal hues, Carrara marble side tables, and art posters from Le Corbusier and Rothko exhibits.
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Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
The Hall Brawl is the franchise’s most iconic and most notorious elimination: Imagine running full-speed down a narrow corridor with the goal of colliding with someone like C.T., a hybrid of a man and a brick wall, as every bone in your body shatters like Blake Lively’s reputation.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
Think about visiting a hotel, paying for a view of Central Park, and being surprised by a brick wall.
—Anna Covert, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
The Hall Brawl is the franchise’s most iconic and most notorious elimination: Imagine running full-speed down a narrow corridor with the goal of colliding with someone like C.T., a hybrid of a man and a brick wall, as every bone in your body shatters like Blake Lively’s reputation.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
Think about visiting a hotel, paying for a view of Central Park, and being surprised by a brick wall.
—Anna Covert, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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