dead end

• Eine Situation, ein Weg oder eine Vorgehensweise, die nirgendwo hinführt, keine Weiterentwicklung bietet oder keinen Ausweg lässt; auch eine Sackgasse im wörtlichen Sinne.

A situation, path, or course of action that leads nowhere, has no further progress, or offers no way out.

1. Street with no exitA2formal

   A street or road that is closed at one end, so you cannot drive through.

   Sackgasse

   • The GPS led us to a dead end.
   • The house is located at the end of a dead end street.
   • We had to turn around because the road was a dead end.

2. Situation with no progressB2informal

   A situation or job that offers no hope of progress or advancement.

   Sackgasse

   • He felt his current job was a dead end.
   • The negotiations reached a dead end.
   • She realized her career had hit a dead end.