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- to hit a wall
- (fig.) to hit a brick wall; to hit a snag; to have the door slammed in one's face
- (coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)
- collisional orogeny
- mountain building as a result of continents colliding
- lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt
- fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff
Trad. 雞蛋碰石頭
- lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
- fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
- to overrate one's abilities
Trad. 單方過失碰撞
- collision in which only one party is at fault
Trad. 瞎貓碰上死耗子
- a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
- blind luck