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blind alley
blind alley
A dead end; a position without hope of progress or success. For example, That line of questioning led the attorney up yet another blind alley. This term alludes to a street or alley that has no outlet at one end. [Mid-1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Valero | | bah-LE-ro | Spanish |
| Ender | | - | Turkish |
| Deven | | DEV-ən | English (Modern) |
| Icarus | | IK-ə-rəs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Leela | | - | Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam |
| Pavle | | - | Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Georgian |