| 词汇 | reach a dead end |
| 释义 | (redirected from reach a dead end)come to a dead end1. Literally, to reach the end of a route where one cannot continue traveling. I knew my GPS was wrong when it told me to turn onto a road that came to a dead end. 2. By extension, to reach a point after which no more progress is possible, as in a project. My research has come to a dead end—every experiment I've tried so far has failed. come to a dead endand reach a dead end1. Lit. to reach a point where one can go no farther and can turn in no new direction. The road comes to a dead end about a mile farther. 2. Fig. to have run out of possible ideas, solutions, energy, etc. I've come to a dead end. I'm fresh out of ideas. The committee reached a dead end on the matter and tabled the whole business. |
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