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(fig.) biti pronicljiv One can't see through a brick wall.

(fig.) udariti glavom o zid; lupiti (udariti) glavom o zid razočarati se, snositi loše posljedice zbog zablude ili pogreške, prekasno shvatiti i kajati se zbog onog što je počinjeno; I feel like I've been banging my head against a brick wall trying to understand this math equation. Some people are never going to agree with you on this, so it's no use banging your head against a brick wall trying to convince everyone.

(fig.) lupiti, izvaliti (nešto) Mary dropped a brick when she told me she was moving to France next week.

(kol.) okomiti se na nekoga svom snagom/žestinom; kazniti nekoga brzo i žestoko Do that ​once more and I'll come down on you like a ​ton of ​bricks! If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came down on him like a ton of bricks. (informal)

(fig.) započeti uzaludan/jalov posao bez potrebnih sredstava I need an electric drill to put these shelves up. You can't make bricks without straw.

izgubiti se We took a wrong turn and lost our way. The company has lost its way and should pull out of general insurance.

(kol.) kako stvari sada stoje The way things are going, soon most people will be working at home.