I'll put a stop to that
I'll put a stop to that
I will intervene to ensure that something unpleasant stops happening. A: "Sounds like those kids are playing basketball again." B: "Oh, I'll put a stop to that—it's after midnight!"
See also: put, stop, that
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
I'll put a stop to that.
I'll see that the just-mentioned undesirable activity is stopped. Fred: There are two boys fighting in the hall. Bob: I'll put a stop to that. Sue: The sales force is ignoring almost every customer in the older neighborhoods. Mary: I'll put a stop to that!
See also: put, stop, that
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- be not above (doing something)
- here we go again
- come to a bad end
- come to a bad/sticky end
- have no stomach for something
- have the stomach for
- be tainted by (something)
- be in for
- be in for something
- in for