глухий кут

Literally, “deaf corner”.

• IPA^(key): [ɦɫʊˈxɪi̯ ˈkut]

глухи́й кут • (hluxýj kut) m inan (genitive глухо́го кута́, nominative plural глухі́ кути́, genitive plural глухи́х куті́в)

1. blind alley, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse (street or passageway that leads nowhere)
2. (figuratively) dead end, deadlock, impasse, stalemate (situation in which no progress can be made)

   Synonym: безви́хідь f (bezvýxidʹ)

   захо́дити в глухи́й кут (imperfective) ― zaxódyty v hluxýj kut ― to enter a stalemate, to hit a dead end

   зайти́ в глухи́й кут (perfective) ― zajtý v hluxýj kut ― to enter a stalemate, to hit a dead end

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