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Meaning of hit a wall | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To come up against an insurmountable problem.

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Español topar contra una pared toparse contra un muro

Examples

““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.””

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hit and ran hit and run hit back hit bottom hit different hit home

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