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PULL THE PLUG
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
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