blind alley Definition
blind alley
noun
- an alley or passage shut off at one end
- any undertaking, idea, etc. that leads to nothing
blind alley Usage Examples
Converse of object
- prescribe: The impact of supplementary prescribing in primary care Pharmacist prescribing a blind alley?
- pursue: Be wary of pursuing blind alleys which are not directed toward the principal goals of your thesis plan.
- enter: Pearce: You have also written that " Russia has entered a blind alley and has nowhere to go " .
Adjective modifier
- many: A good launchpad for browsing with minimal risk of being led up too many blind alleys.
- evolutionary: There have been a number of different approaches to design ( and a few evolutionary blind alleys, boron, kevlar, dyneema etc.
- endless: We drew lots of blanks, went up endless blind alleys.
- complete: The reader is led very cleverly down a complete blind alley about halfway through.
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