wall of silence

collocation in English

meaningsofwallandsilence

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wall
noun
uk
/wɔːl/us
/wɑːl/
a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or ...
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silence
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/us
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/
a period without any sound; ...
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(Definition ofwallandsilencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Awallofsilenceseems to surround the region.
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Teachers who call on students to exchange views on broad social, cultural or political issues may therefore find themselves faced with awallofsilence.
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I am also concerned about thewallofsilencesurrounding the book.
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Let us hope that thewallofsilencecan be broken down.
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All inquiries were met with a blankwallofsilence.
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One has heard a good deal in this debate, and on other occasions, about thewallofsilence.
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Thereafter, any questions may be met by awallofsilence.
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There has been awallofsilenceand secrecy in response to those deaths.
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There should be nowallofsilence, there should be no culture of impunity.
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We are saying that we are facing awallofsilence.
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Behind awallofsilencebad practice thrives.
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Why was there such awallofsilenceabout rings in other forms of antiques throughout the country?
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She met awallofsilencefrom doctors, the hospital and the health authority.
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At that time we met awallofsilence.
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The consul has done his very best, but he has constantly come up against awallofsilence.
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I reject his lurid phrase about a brickwallofsilence.
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But awallofsilenceis bound to breed suspicion.
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