This is American Slang?: The Beginning

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This past week, I was in the XinHua Bookstore looking for some books to read and Colette was hoping to find a book on learning Chinese characters. In the English section, which is mostly full of my high school required reading, I stumbled across a book of “Slang.” You’ll see what I mean as I begin to present: This is American Slang?

The book uses each phrase in a sentence or a delightful dialogue. Today’s phrases are “a blind alley.”

“A blind alley,” I have never heard before and I am uncertain of its meaning, if you can tell me I invite you to.

Nina: “Why doesn’t Tom switch careers?”
Karen: “You mean…?” (I don’t know what she means)
Nina: “His present job seems to be a blind alley.”

I’d have to guess that it means going nowhere as in an alley with a big brick wall at the end. Please try to define this or even provide your own example.

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