dead-end path
nounUK /ˌded ˈend pɑːθ/
US /ˌded ˈend pæθ/
A path that stops and does not go anywhere else.
We walked down the dead-end path and had to turn back.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A plan or way of doing something that cannot succeed.
That idea is a dead-end path, so let's try something new.
3. A situation with no chance to move forward or improve.
Working there felt like a dead-end path with no promotion.
4. A road or route that is closed at one end.
The map showed a dead-end path behind the houses.