Vocabulary

Form

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

verb vi
freq #27

Example sentences

His business has come to a standstill.

Two fat men trying to pass through a narrow doorway are in checkmate.

The company is at the end of its rope.

What do you do when you get writer's block while writing a script?

Their business came to a standstill for want of money.