Used other than as an idiom: see blind, alley. A street or passageway that leads nowhere.
A course of inquiry that leads nowhere.
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Nearby phrases
Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to blind alley
a blind squirrel finds a nutare you blindare you blindblindblindblindblindblindblind as a batBlind as a Batblind dateblind leading the blindBlind Leading the Blindblind side someoneblind with sciencedown the wrong alleyeven a blind pig can find an acorn once…I see, said the blind manI'm blindin the land of the blind, the one-eyed …love is blindnod's as good as a wink to a blind batright up your alley
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