talk to a brick wall

English

Verb

talk to a brick wall (third-person singular simple present talks to a brick wall, present participle talking to a brick wall, simple past and past participle talked to a brick wall)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.

Related terms

• like talking to a brick wall

Translations

Translations

• Chinese: 對牛彈琴／对牛弹琴 (zh) (duìniútánqín, literally “to play the guqin to a cow”)
• Finnish: kaikua kuuroille korville (fi) (subject is the thing that is ignored or disregarded)
• French: parler à un mur (fr)
• German: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: mówić jak do ściany (pl) impf
• Romanian: vorbi cu pereții, vorbi singur
• Russian: please add this translation if you can