"UP A BLIND ALLEY"
Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome.
Example: I have been trying to find out something about my ancestors, but I'm up a blind alley. I can't find anything.
Un callejón sin salida.
Example sentences:
- The police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime / La policía está en un callejón sin salida en su investigación del crimen.
- I pray that somehow you're going to get out of this dreadful blind alley you're in / Pido a Dios que de alguna manera tú vas a salir de este terrible callejón sin salida.
Additional examples:
- That line of reasoning will only lead you up another blind alley.
- A lot of the time I feel I've pursued people unreasonably down a blind alley.
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