one-way street
A "one-way street" can describe both a physical road with traffic restrictions and a metaphorical situation with imbalanced dynamics.
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Definition
A2Urban Planning
(technical)A road where vehicles are permitted to travel in only one direction.
Example
- Main Street is a one-way street, so you can only drive north on it.
B2Relationships
(figurative)A situation where one party gives or benefits without receiving anything in return.
Example
- Their friendship felt like a one-way street, with him always making the effort and her never reciprocating.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "one-way street":
two-way streetno through roadone-way ticketdead endit's a long road that has no turningmain roadblind alleyaccess roadone's wayeach way