- put a stop to sth
- put a stop to sth► to stop something bad from happening or continuing: »
EU regulation has put a stop to huge roaming charges when you use your mobile phone abroad.
Main Entry: ↑stop
Financial and business terms. 2012.
put a stop to sth
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stop — stop1 W1S1 [stɔp US sta:p] v past tense and past participle stopped present participle stopping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not move)¦ 2¦(not continue)¦ 3¦(pause)¦ 4¦(prevent)¦ 5¦(stay)¦ 6 will/would stop at nothing (to do something) 7 stop short of (doing)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stop — An order to buy or sell at the market when a definite price is reached, either above (on a buy) or below (on a sell) the price that prevailed when the order was given. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. stop stop 1 [stɒp ǁ stɑːp] verb… … Financial and business terms
stop — 1 verb stopped, stopping 1 NOT MOVE OR CONTINUE (I, T) to no longer move or continue to do something, or to make someone or something do this: Stop, thief! | stop sth: Apply pressure to stop the bleeding. | You ll have to stop the generator, it s … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stop — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 stopping or staying ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ brief, short ▪ overnight ▪ abrupt, sharp, sudden … Collocations dictionary
stop*/*/*/ — [stɒp] verb I 1) [T] to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening Policies like this aren t going to stop crime.[/ex] A broken leg won t stop me from going to the concert.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to no longer do something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put the skids under something — put the skids on/under/something informal phrase to cause something to fail, or to stop it from continuing to happen an idea that could put the skids on bicycle theft Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or developingsyn … Useful english dictionary
put the kibosh on something — informal phrase to do something that spoils someone’s plans Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or developingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: kibosh * * * put the ˈkibosh on sth … Useful english dictionary
put the mockers on something — put the ˈmockers on sth/sb idiom (BrE, informal) to stop sth from happening; to bring bad luck to sth/sb • We were going to have a barbecue but the rain put the mockers on that idea. Main entry: ↑mockers … Useful english dictionary
put the mockers on somebody — put the ˈmockers on sth/sb idiom (BrE, informal) to stop sth from happening; to bring bad luck to sth/sb • We were going to have a barbecue but the rain put the mockers on that idea. Main entry: ↑mockers … Useful english dictionary
