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blind alley (noun)

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  • blind alley — noun count 1. ) a process that was expected to bring useful results but in fact achieves nothing: Unfortunately the research turned out to be a blind alley. 2. ) a narrow path between or behind buildings, that is closed at one end …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • blind\ alley — noun 1. A narrow street that has only one entrance and no exit. The blind alley ended in a brick wall. 2. A way of acting that leads to no good results. John did not take the job because it was a blind alley. Tom thought of a way to do the… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • blind 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • blind alley — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms blind alley : singular blind alley plural blind alleys 1) a process that was expected to bring useful results but in fact achieves nothing This type of research turned out to be a blind alley. 2) a narrow path… …   English dictionary

  • blind alley — noun Date: 1583 a fruitless or mistaken course or direction …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • blind alley — noun A street that leads nowhere. Syn: cul de sac, dead end …   Wiktionary

  • blind alley — noun 1》 a cul de sac. 2》 a course of action leading nowhere …   English new terms dictionary

  • blind alley — noun (C) 1 a small narrow street with no way out at one end 2 an attempt to achieve something, which does not produce useful results …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • blind alley — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A course leading nowhere: cul de sac, dead end. See OPEN …   English dictionary for students

  • blind alley — /ˌblaɪnd ˈæli/ (say .bluynd alee) noun 1. a road, street, etc., closed at one end. 2. a position or situation offering no hope of progress or improvement …  

  • alley — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dark, darkened ▪ deserted, empty (esp. AmE) ▪ little, narrow ▪ a maze of narrow alleys …   Collocations dictionary

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