facing a blank wall
When you’ve tried every stupid trick in the book, but your brain is still screaming like it’s on fire and no one’s giving you a break.
I studied for 12 hours and still failed the test. My brain is a broken toaster.
He tried to fix the computer 10 times. Now it’s just screaming at him.
She tried every makeup trick. Her face still looks like a raccoon got into a fight.