informal an activity or plan that hits the buffers is stopped and does not succeed (Longman)
(British) if a plan or activity hits the buffers, it fails to develop or is stopped
Usage notes: The buffers are two pieces of metal at the end of a railway line that a train will hit if it does not stop.
The talks hit the buffers after only 4 hours.
(Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed.)
(British) if a plan or activity hits the buffers, it fails to develop or is stopped
Usage notes: The buffers are two pieces of metal at the end of a railway line that a train will hit if it does not stop.
The talks hit the buffers after only 4 hours.
(Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed.)
Μη σας φανεί αστείο, ακόμα δεν έχω βρει κάτι που να με ικανοποιεί, εκτός από το «τους κόπηκε η φόρα» που μου φαίνεται αντίστοιχο αλλά, ας πούμε, δεν ταιριάζει στις συνομιλίες παραπάνω.