Blind+alley
11blind alley — If you go up a blind alley, you follow an ineffective course of action which leads nowhere or produces no results. The suspect s revelations lead the police up a blind alley …
12blind alley — 1. a road, alley, etc., that is open at only one end. 2. a position or situation offering no hope of progress or improvement: That line of reasoning will only lead you up another blind alley. [1575 85] * * * …
13blind alley — noun 1. a street with only one way in or out • Syn: ↑cul de sac, ↑dead end street, ↑impasse • Hypernyms: ↑thoroughfare 2. (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement …
14blind-alley — blind allˈey adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑blind …
15blind alley — blind′ al′ley n. 1) trs a roadway that is open at only one end 2) a situation or path offering no help, opportunity, or reward • Etymology: 1575–85 …
16blind alley — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, US highway, alley, alleyway, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, bar, barrier, belt highway, blank wall, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bottleneck,… …
17blind alley — noun Date: 1583 a fruitless or mistaken course or direction …
18blind alley — noun A street that leads nowhere. Syn: cul de sac, dead end …
19blind alley — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A course leading nowhere: cul de sac, dead end. See OPEN …
20blind alley — dead end, path without a way out …
