- reached a deadlock
- came to a complete standstill
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
reached a deadlock
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dead|lock — «DEHD LOK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a condition or situation in which activity between two opposing sides stops because they are equally strong and neither one will give in; complete standstill: »Employers and strikers had reached a deadlock in their… … Useful english dictionary
