blind alley
Example Sentences
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Cabinet of scapegoating Albanians because it “has gone down a blind alley with its new policy resulting from Brexit.”
From Seattle Times
In short, you may have to go down several blind alleys to reclaim your account and in the end you may be unsuccessful.
From Seattle Times
Cabinet was scapegoating Albanians because it “has gone down a blind alley with its new policy resulting from Brexit.”
From Seattle Times
Science is messy and full of mistakes and blind alleys.
From Salon
But even determined efforts to unmask the true owners of offshore accounts could lead down blind alleys.
From Washington Post
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