JAMB - English Language (2017 - No. 32)
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Advising Olu to break his bad habit is like knocking your head against a brick wall
Advising Olu to break his bad habit is like knocking your head against a brick wall
It is making a fool of you
It is trying the impossible
It is making him your enemy
It is asking him to beat you
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This means trying the impossible.
The idiomatic expression 'knocking your hand against a brick wall' means to attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish a task or achieve a goal that is or seem ultimately hopeless, more like it is impossible.
The idiomatic expression 'knocking your hand against a brick wall' means to attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish a task or achieve a goal that is or seem ultimately hopeless, more like it is impossible.