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bn:00011251n
Noun Concept
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blind alley
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(figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement WordNet 3.0
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(figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A course of inquiry that leads nowhere. Wiktionary
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All the clues led the police into blind alleys WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
So far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
course
USAGE DOMAIN
trope
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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blind alley
Wiktionary
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blind alley

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