hit a wall

We're not paying attention

You should do it in the sentence try as they might the city council members just couldn't agree on whether to build new art centers after a week of all day meetings they (hit a wall )finally they agreed to let the citizens vote on the question in the next election

by anonymous September 16, 2020

hit a brick wall

to encounter an insurmountable obstacle

The producers hit a brick wall with there asinine protests against reasonable regulations.

by The Return of Light Joker September 2, 2010