native speakers, please help with an expression

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native speakers, please help with an expression

elderberrywine

native speakers, please help with an expression

Do you say

- the situation is a deadlock

or

- the situation is in a deadlock

or just

- it �s a deadlock ?

thanks for your help

20 Aug 2013

The expression that comes to mind is �the situation has reached a deadlock. �

20 Aug 2013

ueslteacher

maybe this could help

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/deadlock

20 Aug 2013

I agree with cunliffe but I might also say something has "come to a deadlock"

21 Aug 2013