pull the plug

Other forms: pulled the plug; pulls the plug

Definitions of pull the plug
  1. verb
    prevent from happening or continuing
    “The government pulled the plug on spending”
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    type of:
    cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
    put an end to a state or an activity
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