call a halt to

call a halt to (something)

To order the end or stoppage of something. Stop all printing—the boss has called a halt to this project!

call a halt to something

to demand that something be stopped. We must call a halt to this childish behavior. The manager called a halt to all overtime.

See also: call, halt

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

call a halt
call a halt to (something)
come to a halt
put an end
on one's
on someone's
put a halt to (something)
calling
stop (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks
stop someone in their tracks

References in periodicals archive

But the rain returned once again and, even though 2.5 overs were possible after tea, there was some relief when the umpires, Roy Palmer and Mike Dixon, decided to call a halt to proceedings with India A 27-1.

Cricket: Bhandari six-wicket haul is the only bright spot

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释义	call a halt to call a halt to (something) To order the end or stoppage of something. Stop all printing—the boss has called a halt to this project! See also: call, halt Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. call a halt to something to demand that something be stopped. We must call a halt to this childish behavior. The manager called a halt to all overtime. See also: call, halt McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: call a halt call a halt to (something) come to a halt put an end on one's on someone's put a halt to (something) calling stop (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks stop someone in their tracks References in periodicals archive But the rain returned once again and, even though 2.5 overs were possible after tea, there was some relief when the umpires, Roy Palmer and Mike Dixon, decided to call a halt to proceedings with India A 27-1. Cricket: Bhandari six-wicket haul is the only bright spot
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