put an end to (something)
put an end to (something)
To stop, cease, or conclude something. I'm going to put an end to the corruption in this department once and for all! I wish my sisters would put an end to their bickering and just be civil to one another!
See also: end, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put an end to
Also, put a stop to. Terminate, abolish, as in It's time they put an end to their feud, or The police chief vowed to put a stop to prostitution. This locution is more emphatic than the plain verbs end or stop. [Mid-1600s]
See also: end, put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- make an end of (something)
- put an end to
- put an end
- put an end to (oneself)
- put an end to yourself
- light at the end of the tunnel
- anticipointment
- stick it out
- draw to a close
- stick it to the end