asphalt jungle »
A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.
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call off »
To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
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cut it out »
To stop; refrain from; halt.
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deep six »
To discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.
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draw up »
come to a halt
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grind to a halt »
Coming to a standstill, or ceasing to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.
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pull the plug »
To cease to support; to halt.
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put down »
To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
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put the kibosh on »
To halt, stop, or squelch.
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slippery slope »
A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
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