Dead end
Dead end noun - A passage with access only at one end.
Fix
Fix noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- In reality, the Jem'Hadar civil war was turning out to be narrative dead end for the writers, but calling in Weyoun to fix it is perfect because it means each of the species have to co-habitate—which was the sort of thing DS9 excelled at.
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Towards the end of the episode, when Sonic is forced to sacrifice his original plan to switch the train onto a dead end and save Da Bearz, they have to fix the bridge as fast as they can, at least to the point of launching the train to the other side of the bridge.
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