a blind alley

a blind alley

Meaning

  • a dead end
  • a position without hope of progress or success

Example Sentences

  1. The latest scientific theory may turn out to be a blind alley.
  2. I’m not going to believe your experiment this time, they always goes up a blind alley.

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Meaning: a small, poor country with a weak, corrupt or dishonest government

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