We turned around because the road was a dead end.
dead end
idiomA street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
The GPS led us into a narrow dead end, so we had to reverse all the way back to the main road.
The winding path through the forest eventually became a dead end, forcing the hikers to retrace their steps toward the valley.
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arse end of nowhere
A very remote place.
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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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big end of town
The top end of town.
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bitter end
The end of a long and difficult process.
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brown bread
[Cockney slang]dead
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business end
The part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.
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come back from the dead
To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.
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come to a sticky end
To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.