a dead end

Arti

a situation in which no more progress is possible

Keadaan ketika tidak ada lagi kemajuan yang mungkin.

Contoh

1. 1The police investigation reached a dead end when the only witness moved abroad.
2. 2Tom felt his job was a dead end, so he started evening classes in design.
3. 3Every idea we tried for fixing the leak led to a dead end, so we called a plumber.
4. 4The talks hit a dead end when neither side would move on price.
5. 5Is this search a dead end, or should we keep looking for Gran’s old letters?

Tata bahasa

Kata benda terhitung (countable noun): a dead end, dead ends. Sebelum kata benda ditulis dead-end. Sering digunakan setelah reach, hit atau lead to.