钻死胡同
Traditional (Taiwan):
鑽死胡同
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to end up in a hopeless situation with no way out
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to follow a line of thinking that goes nowhere
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- to go into a dead-end alley
- Meaning
- To end up in a hopeless situation with no way out. Also used of a line of thinking that goes nowhere.
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