dead end

dead end
noun (C)
1 a street with no way out at one end
2 a situation from which no more progress is possible: come to/reach a dead end: The negotiations have reached a dead end.
3 dead-end job a job with low wages and no chance of progress

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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