Engelsk substantiv: blind alley | |||
1. | blind alley (om gjenstand) a street with only one way in or out | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | thoroughfare | ||
2. | blind alley (om handling) (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | All the clues led the police into blind alleys. So far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | course, course of action | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | figure, figure of speech, image, trope | ||