be up against the wall 面臨障礙,遇上難題
例:Sam felt like he was up against the wall when facing those difficult customers.
山姆面對那些難搞的客人時,覺得自己遇上難題了。
beat one's head against a wall 對牛彈琴, 無濟於事
A: Talking to John is like beating your head against a wall. He'll end up doing whatever he wants to do.
B: I wish you had told me earlier. I wasted a lot of time trying to get through to him.
(A: 跟約翰說話就像是對牛彈琴,到頭來他還是我行我素。)
(B: 我真希望你提早告訴我就好了。我浪費好多時間設法跟他溝通。)
drive sb up a wall 使某人瘋狂
A: Turn down the radio. Your music is driving me up a wall.
B: I'm sorry. I'll turn it off.
(A: 把收音機的音量關小。你的音樂快把我逼瘋了。)
(B: 對不起。我這就把它關掉。)
off the wall 瘋狂的, 荒誕的
A: Once again, Bill's ideas were totally off the wall.
B: Tell me about it. He's really an oddball.
(A: 又來了,比爾的點子真是荒誕到極點。)
(B: 還用你說嗎?他真是個怪胎。)
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