reach a dead end

1. Literally, to reach the end of a route where one cannot continue traveling. I knew my GPS was wrong when I reached a dead end.

2. By extension, to reach a point after which no more progress is possible, as in a project. My research has reached a dead end—every experiment I've tried so far has failed.

词组	reach a dead end
释义	reach a dead end reach a dead end 1. Literally, to reach the end of a route where one cannot continue traveling. I knew my GPS was wrong when I reached a dead end. 2. By extension, to reach a point after which no more progress is possible, as in a project. My research has reached a dead end—every experiment I've tried so far has failed. See also: dead, end, reach Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: end of story at the end of the line anticipointment stick it to the end sign off light at the end of the tunnel Who's calling? get the short end stick it out make an end of (something)
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