to face a (brick) wall
01
陷入僵局, 卡住
to reach a point where it is unlikely or too difficult to make any progress
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idiom
informal
例子
The team's efforts to implement a new strategy hit a brick wall due to resistance from key stakeholders.
资金用完后，我们陷入了僵局。
to be against a (brick) wall
01
to encounter a situation where progress or resolution is difficult to achieve
例子
The researchers came up against a brick wall in their study when they could n't access the necessary data due to privacy restrictions.
