blind alley

Meaning

Noun

  • A street or passageway that leads nowhere.
  • A course of inquiry that leads nowhere.

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Origin

  • The notion of ‘blindness’ comes from the lack of a through passage (the ‘eye’). Attested since 1583, and used figuratively since the mid-19th century.

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