muro di gomma

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “wall of rubber”.

Noun

muro di gomma m (plural muri di gomma)

1. someone with a detached and indifferent attitude that frustrates other people's efforts to get through to them; brick wall
   • 2018, Masterchef Italia, season 7, episode 13, spoken by Antonia Klugmann:

     Sei un muro di gomma. E il muro di gomma resiste a qualunque impatto.

     You are a brick wall. And the brick wall resists every impact.