dead end
Noun

dead end (plural dead ends)

  1. (idiomatic) A street or path that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
    That road comes to a dead end at the lake.
  2. A position that offers no hope of progress.
    Her father suggested that she decline the job because it was a dead end.
  3. A split end in the hair.
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