Meaning
Stuck in a dead-end, no way out.
Origin
From 19th-century Britain, tied to towns; 'blind alley' meant no exit, slang by 1870s in a Dickens tale for trap. A 1880s 'Times' uses it for a flop.
Variants
- Blind alley
Usage Examples
- He's up a blind alley; no fix here.
- Up a blind alley-plan's sunk.
- Blind alley; dead end now.