up a blind alley



*up a blind alley

Fig. at a dead end; on a route that leads nowhere. (*Typically:be ~; go ~.) I have been trying to find out something about my ancestors, but I'm up a blind alley. I can't find anything. The police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime.
See also: alley, blind, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SeveSE-veSpanish
AbdÜLlatİF-Turkish
Vittoria-Italian
SewardSOO-ərdEnglish
Sendoa-Basque
Amantius-Late Roman