put a stop to
put a stop to (something)
To stop, cease, or conclude something. I'm going to put a stop to the corruption in this department once and for all! I wish my parents would put a stop to their bickering and just be civil to one another!
See also: put, stop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put a stop to something
and put an end to somethingto bring something to an end. I want you to put a stop to all this bad behavior. Please put an end to this conversation.
See also: put, stop
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- put a stop to (something)
- put a stopper on
- put a stopper on (something)
- put an end to (something)
- put by
- put (something) by
- put a cap on
- put a cap on (something)
- put (one's) back into (something)
- put (something) in with (someone or something)