bring to a dead end

bring (someone or something) to a dead end

To lead to an impasse; to lead to a point where no more progress is possible. The phrase can be literal or figurative. Because the GPS brought us to a dead end, we'll have to turn around and take that side road. Investigating that theory has brought my research to a dead end—every experiment I've tried so far has failed.

bring something to a dead end

to cause something to reach a point from which it can go no further. The accident brought the project to a dead end. The study was brought to a dead end by the loss of federal funding.

词组	bring to a dead end
释义	bring to a dead end bring (someone or something) to a dead end To lead to an impasse; to lead to a point where no more progress is possible. The phrase can be literal or figurative. Because the GPS brought us to a dead end, we'll have to turn around and take that side road. Investigating that theory has brought my research to a dead end—every experiment I've tried so far has failed. See also: bring, dead, end Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bring something to a dead end to cause something to reach a point from which it can go no further. The accident brought the project to a dead end. The study was brought to a dead end by the loss of federal funding. See also: bring, dead, end McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: bring (someone or something) to a dead end led get the lead out Get the lead out! lead on lead in get the lead out of (one's) pants lead with lead the line get the lead out of (one's) feet
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