Т239
СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ В ТУПИК
VPsubj:
human or
collect) to end up in a position in which one does not know what to do, what to say, how to react
etc, become confused
X стал в тупик = X was baffled (stumped, nonplussed)
X was in a bad (difficult) positionX was at a loss (for what to say (do
etc))X didn't know what to say (do
etc)X reached (came to, arrived at, was at) an impasse(in limited contexts) X didn't know what to make of it.
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Т24 →← Т238