gå in i väggen

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === gå i väggen === Etymology === Literally, "walk into the wall." === Verb === gå in i väggen (present går in i väggen, preterite gick in i väggen, supine gått in i väggen, imperative gå in i väggen) (idiomatic) to suffer a burnout (due to stress or the like, of a person) (idiomatic) to lose one's power more generally, for example by physically exhausting oneself === References === “vägg”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vägg”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vägg”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)