How to Pronounce "beat your head against the wall"
expression
BEET yor/yur HED uh-GAYNST/uh-GENST thuh/thee WAL
BEET yaw HED uh-GENST thuh/thee WAUL
Definition
To keep trying to do something that is impossible or very frustrating, with no success.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbit/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhɛd/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɔɫ
British English
bˈiːt/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈɛd/ /ɐɡˈɛnst/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɔːl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BEET yor/yur HED uh-GAYNST/uh-GENST thuh/thee WAL
UK
BEET yaw HED uh-GENST thuh/thee WAUL
Listen in Context
Trying to solve this puzzle feels like beating your head against the wall.
If you keep arguing with him, you're just beating your head against the wall.
She realized she was beating her head against the wall trying to fix the old TV.
Honestly, trying to get them to change their minds is just beating your head against the wall.