Idiom Breakdown

hit a wall

INFORMAL

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Definition

To come up against an insurmountable problem.

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In Context

"“One day we just hit a wall,” said Dr. Steven Furr, who practices family medicine in rural Jackson, Ala., where he has even made house calls to give patients their Covid shots. “We had vaccinated everybody who wanted to be vaccinated and there was nobody left.”"

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Also Said As

hit a brick wall

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See Also

hit the wall