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blind alleys

blind alleys is the plural of blind alley.

Meaning of blind alley

Noun

blind alley (plural blind alleys)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blind, alley. A street or passageway that leads nowhere.
    Synonyms:
    cul-de-sac, dead end
  2. (figuratively) A course of inquiry that leads nowhere.
    • [Raheem] Sterling was grateful that a glaring miss from [Jesse] Lingard's pass was rescued by a linesman's flag against the Manchester United midfielder, but he almost tried too hard as the game progressed and was running up blind alleys before he was replaced by Marcus Rashford after 68 minutes.2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2019

Questions about blind alleys

What is blind alleys the plural of?
Blind alleys is the plural of blind alley.

Words near blind alleys in the dictionary

  1. Blincoes
  2. blind
  3. blind abscess
  4. blind abscesses
  5. blind alley
  6. blind alleys
  7. blind as a bat
  8. blind as a beetle
  9. blind as a mole
  10. blind as an owl
  11. blind axle

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