brick in a wall
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Who would begrudge Rivera and Smith the chance to rise above this annual farce and build something solid — a brick in a wall that has crumbled so often?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2020
After out-dueling Murray, he had Ravens coach John Harbaugh deliver a more pointed message, one more brick in a wall of integration: not bad for a quarterback.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2019
Osteogenesis imperfecta has been compared to being a brick in a wall without enough mortar, her mother says in the video: “It will still stand, but it will tend to crumble.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2014
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