build a wall
BILD ah WAWL
bɪld ə wɔːlListen
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to erect barriers, whether physical, legal, emotional, or communicative, that prevent unwanted intrusions, interactions, or flows from reaching a protected space; the phrase has ancient resonance in the construction of city walls, fortifications, and border barriers as instruments of territorial and political protection; in contemporary political discourse it carries specific weight from debates over immigration enforcement and national borders, while in interpersonal and psychological contexts building a wall describes the defensive emotional closure through which individuals protect themselves from vulnerability, intimacy, or the risk of further hurt
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