Brick wall?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="Middle">Middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="dieters">dieters</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="after">after</span> 10 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Brick">Brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cement">cement</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="toughened">toughened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span>.</p><p><span word="Brick">Brick</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> – <span word="tougher">tougher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mud">mud</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> – <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="jerrybuilt">jerrybuilt</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unbreakable">unbreakable</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immovable">immovable</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="incapable">incapable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="solving">solving</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="dieters">dieters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="after">after</span> 10 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 10 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>.</p><p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immovable">immovable</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="haunches">haunches</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dine">dine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> – <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> – <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brake">brake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>.</p>
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