lead nowhere
Yield no results
To lead nowhere is to fail to produce results or progress.
An investigation that leads nowhere uncovers nothing useful.
A conversation leads nowhere when it circles without resolution.
The phrase often signals frustration with wasted effort: We've been at this for hours and it's leading nowhere.
A road can literally lead nowhere—ending at nothing of interest.
- dead-endPassage without exit
- blind alleyPassage without outlet
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- waste of timeUnproductive expenditure of hours
dead end street · abortive · futile · vain · cul-de-sac · pointless · purposelessness · deadlock · come to naught · impasse · spinning wheels · going in circles · running in place · ineffective · wild goose chase · bark up the wrong tree · chasing shadows · unavailing
lead nowherebear fruit
Yield positive results
pay off · pan out · strike gold · open doors · make headway
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