hit the wall Idiom, Proverb

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

beat your head against a stone wall

try an impossible task, work on a futile project Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall.

climb the walls

feel upset or stressed, go bonkers, go crazy On the first day of school, the teacher was climbing the walls.

drive me up the wall

"cause me to feel anxious; go around the bend" I won't babysit at the Kaplans. The kids drive me up the wall.

drive someone up a wall

irritate or annoy someone greatly His constant complaining is driving me up a wall.

fly on the wall

(See a fly on the wall)

handwriting on the wall

a sign that something bad will happen The handwriting is on the wall. Business conditions are bad so probably nobody will get a pay raise this year.

hard to swallow

hard to accept, hard to take "She said, ""He has custody of the children. It's hard to swallow."""

hole in the wall

a small place to live, stay in or work in; small hidden or inferior place We went for a drink at a little hole in the wall near the university last night.

look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary

seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.

hit the wall

1. To become absolutely exhausted, fatigued, or beat out. I hit the bank afterwards alone the aboriginal mile of the race; I could almost alike airing for the blow of it!2. To aback end or cease authoritative advancements. Our affairs for the accident hit the bank back our arch broker aback backed out.Learn more: hit, wall

hit the wall

INFORMALIf addition or article hits the wall they ability a point area no added advance can be made. Asked if her career had hit the bank she said: `I don't know. We'll accept to see.' To ensure their businesses do not hit the wall, operators charge accomplish abiding their banking administration is strong.Learn more: hit, wall

hit the wall

1. To become aback and acutely fatigued, abnormally back accommodating in an ability sport, such as running.
2. To lose capability aback or appear to an end: The banal assemblage hit the bank back absorption ante rose.Learn more: hit, wall

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look for look forward to something look high and low look in on look into look like a million dollars look like death warmed over look like he was dragged through a knothole look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary look like the cat that swallowed the canary look on look out look out for look out for number one look over look over something look over your shoulder