nowhere to go
All exits blocked
Nowhere to go describes a situation with no options, alternatives, or possibilities for advancement.
A negotiation has nowhere to go when both sides refuse to budge.
A career has nowhere to go when you've hit the ceiling.
With the economy collapsing, there was nowhere to go but down.
The phrase often implies being trapped or stuck rather than literally lacking a destination.
- purposelessnessState of lacking intention
- immobilityLack of motion
- despairTotal absence of hope
- rock bottomLowest possible level
- confinementState of being restricted
stuck in a rut · stagnation · spinning your wheels · marginalization · poverty · paralysis · running in circles · exclusion · inertia · deadlock · alienation · ennui · standstill · disenfranchisement · cul-de-sac · end of the line · blockage · hitting a wall
nowhere to gofreedom of movement
Liberty to travel unimpeded
free range · mobility · open road · unconfined · carte blanche
where, goer, nowhere, anywhere, somewhere, everywhere, whereabouts, whereby, wherein