come to a full stop

1. To physically halt forward motion. When you take your driving test, remember to come to a full stop at every stop sign. Every driver came to a full stop as the police car, with its flashing lights and siren, sped by.

2. To reach an end point, often abruptly or due to difficulties. My research has come to a full stop because every experiment I've tried so far has failed.

come to a full ˈstop

(British English) stop unexpectedly before something is or seems to be finished: It’s a very strange book — you’re in the middle of the story and it suddenly comes to a full stop. She came to a full stop and seemed unable to go on with her speech.

Full stop here refers to the mark ( . ) used at the end of a sentence.

词组	come to a full stop
释义	come to a full stop come to a full stop 1. To physically halt forward motion. When you take your driving test, remember to come to a full stop at every stop sign. Every driver came to a full stop as the police car, with its flashing lights and siren, sped by. 2. To reach an end point, often abruptly or due to difficulties. My research has come to a full stop because every experiment I've tried so far has failed. See also: come, full, stop Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. come to a full ˈstop (British English) stop unexpectedly before something is or seems to be finished: It’s a very strange book — you’re in the middle of the story and it suddenly comes to a full stop. She came to a full stop and seemed unable to go on with her speech. Full stop here refers to the mark ( . ) used at the end of a sentence. See also: come, full, stop Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: (every) now and then every now and then now and then every which where every other every which way every so often learn (something) from the bottom up learn from the bottom up learnt
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