a dead end

Значення

a situation in which no more progress is possible

Ситуація, у якій подальший поступ неможливий.

Приклади

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?

Граматика

Злічуваний іменник: a dead end, dead ends. Перед іменником пишеться dead-end. Часто після reach, hit або lead to.