beat one's head against the wall
биться головой об стену (зря тратить время, делая бесполезное дело)
While speaking to my son, I felt as if I were beating my head against the wall.
Другие идиомы:
- beat up (someone)
- beat the living daylights out of (someone)
- beat the tar out of (someone)
- beat one's brains out
- beat a hasty retreat
- beat the clock
- beat around the bush
- beat (something) into (someone's) head
- beat the gun
- beat a path to (someone's) door
- beat the rap
- head
- able to (do something) standing on one's head
- bite (someone's) head off
- bonehead