one-way street

English

Etymology

one-way + street

Noun

one-way street (plural one-way streets)

  1. A road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction.
  2. (figuratively) A course of action that cannot be undone or does not lead to reciprocation.
    • 2009, Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou, Handbook of Managerial Behavior and Occupational Health (page 186)
      Romantic love is not selfless but selfish. Although real love is not altruistic, nor is it narcissistic – a 'me-only', one-way street relationship.

Antonyms

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.