Sentences with phrase «head against a brick wall»

«All of us had been national, progressive advocates, leading organizations that needed urgently to solve big problems, and we found ourselves banging our heads against a brick wall.

William Ackman may finally be done bashing his pretty head against the brick wall that is Target.

Not really... I guess that I'm just tired tonight... and lazy... and put off by beating my head against brick walls refuting misconceptions and fallacies, so I passed it off onto the researcher writers.

You're banging your head against a brick wall.

@Sigh: attempting to make rational arguments gets tedious when it amounts to beating your head against a brick wall — it tends to make people irritated and impolite.

Three years later a meeting ended with a division on a question loaded the other way: «Shall we run our heads against brick walls?»

Yup, I know that feeling of hitting your head against a brick wall trying to make it a lifestyle change.

I do feel like a fan banging his head against a brick wall when Wenger allows his favoritism to get the best of him.

After this I am giving up debating with you as it is like banging my head against a brick wall.

So Arsene Wenger could well have found himself banging his head against a brick wall in his transfer pursuit of their player.

I would not criticise the admission of a mistake in the market if it was dealt with quickly, rather than watching the hierarchy banging their head against a brick wall for years with players that clearly aren't good enough to achieve the club's supposed objectives.

Cristiano Ronaldo has banged his head against the brick wall for four years; now the brick wall has given way.

Those who do repeat might as well beat their heads against brick walls until the pain stops.

The man grabbed the woman, slammed her head against a brick wall and choked her until she passed out, police said.

But don't bang your head against a brick wall.

So please go read that because I've written about the topic so fucking much that any time it's brought up the urge to smash my head against a brick wall intensifies.

It was like banging my head against a brick wall.

I know I'm banging my head against the brick wall of your inability to accept reality, but there's a small, niggling part of me that really wants you to truly understand how crazy you sound.

Even though it seems okay for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead or Wicked, trying to get the same agent to rep. two volumes at the same time is like beating your head against a brick wall.

Working with fully frustrated students is not fun, because you feel like you are beating your head against a brick wall, so stop and reevaluate.

I bumped my head against the brick wall of agent / editor / publishing house acceptance for almost twenty years before self - publishing... and I came very, very close.

Around the globe authors are exploring opportunities — some are succeeding, others are hitting their heads against brick walls...»

If you smack your head against the brick wall that is Dark Souls, it will eventually break.

There are times when you'll feel like you're struggling and banging your head against a brick wall.

Go back to complaining about Sheldon and beating your head against a brick wall.

I'm saying that it is a continuous battle that must be sustained in perpetuity, and a lot of beating your head against brick walls.

Pointing out these obvious facts to climate denialist is the same experience as beating your own head against a brick wall.

Rather than beat my head against a brick wall, I designed a three unit one semester class that was fully graded for second and third year students.

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'' * Do you feel as though no one is listening, as though you are hitting your head against a brick wall?

It is obvious that your husband is only seeing future dollar signs and in a situation like that you will be banging your head against a brick wall trying to get him to change.

Not exact matches

I said, «I'll give this one more shot... and if that doesn't work, I won't bang my head against this painful brick wall.»

While so many entrepreneurs bang their heads against a Web and social media advertising brick wall, GreenRoad has applied common technology to an industry technology has largely passed by and — voila — they've got a business that's growing and saving lives, money and the environment.

We can open out to attack as a force, we can act alone as a skilled warrior or we can form up and become a brick wall for the opposition to bash their head against.

Finally, if Wenger really cares that Arsenal go to the next level with Lacazette in the striker's role he will need to surround him with the proper kinds of players, those who compliment his skills and give him a legitimate chance to lead the line... if they can spread the opposing teams back line with Sanchez on the left and someone of consequence on the right (must purchase this individual), this would likely create some space for Ozil in the middle of the pitch... having 3 players who can not only create their own opportunities, but provide assists and make well - timed runs, could bring some much - needed directness back into our ticky - tack approach of late... unfortunately instead of making the tough decisions and spending the supporters money in the right places, we instead have wasted so much time bashing our heads against the same brick wall over and over again and expecting different results..

«I have been bashing my head against the proverbial brick wall trying to get the point across,» he says.

After having had three agents (two for books, one for TV scripts) and zero sales, not one thin dime of income (almost got hired on staff in Hollywood)... and battering my head against publishing house brick walls for years... going the indie route three years ago was an easy choice for me.

The times I spent repeatedly trying to best characters like Havel the Rock probably felt more akin to bashing my head up against a brick wall than spending a relaxing afternoon gaming.

Sometimes it can feel like you're simply banging your head against the proverbial brick wall.