Blind alley Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a street with only one way in or out
impasse; dead-end street; cul de sac.
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noun (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement
- all the clues led the police into blind alleys
- so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley
WordNet
Definitions
- an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.