dead end
/ˈded ˈend/ n [C]Definition
› a road or path that has no way out at one end: fig. Negotiators have reached a dead end (= have not been successful and cannot go further) in their attempts to find a peaceful solution.
(Definition of dead end n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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