PULL THE PLUG

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Prevent from happening or continuing

Example:

The government pulled the plug on spending

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "pull the plug" is one way to...):

cease; discontinue; give up; lay off; quit; stop (put an end to a state or an activity)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP