How to Pronounce "talk to a brick wall"
expression
TAWK-tuh-a-BRIK-WAWL
TAWK-too-a-BRIK-WAWL
Definition
To try to communicate or explain something to someone who completely ignores you or does not respond, as if they cannot hear or understand you.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɔk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbɹɪk/ /ˈwɔɫ
British English
tˈɔːk/ /tˈuː/ /æɪ/ /bɹˈɪk/ /wˈɔːl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAWK-tuh-a-BRIK-WAWL
UK
TAWK-too-a-BRIK-WAWL
Listen in Context
When I ask my brother to clean his room, it's like I talk to a brick wall.
Sometimes, teaching young kids feels like you talk to a brick wall.
Explaining the rules to him was like trying to talk to a brick wall.
Honestly, trying to get an answer from her is like trying to talk to a brick wall.