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beat (one's) head against a/the wall. To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is or seems ultimately hopeless. Some people are never going to agree with you on this, so it's no use beating your head against a wall trying to convince everyone.
Dictionaries say that the idiom "beating one's head against the wall" means: To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is or seems ultimately hop...
to do, say, or ask for something repeatedly but to be unable to change a situation: I keep asking her not to park there, but it's like banging my head against a brick wall. (Definition of be banging your head against a brick wall from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is or seems ultimately hopeless. Some people are never going to agree with you on this, so it's no use beating your head against a wall trying to convince everyone. I feel like I've been beating my head against the wall trying to understand this math equation.
The idiom ‘bang your head against a wall’ is used to express the frustration or futility of trying hard to accomplish something without making any progress or achieving the desired results. It signifies the sense of exasperation and helplessness one feels when facing an insurmountable obstacle or a situation with no clear solution.
Meaning. to be frustrated in your efforts to change something or make something happen. to keep trying to do something, without success. telling someone (e.g. a child) something, or asking them to do something, when they don’t listen or refuse to do it. making effort but going nowhere, and getting very frustrated.
to try to do something that is very difficult or impossible to achieve and therefore causes you to feel annoyed: I keep asking her not to park there but it's like banging your head against a brick wall. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Trying and making an effort.
