put paid to
1put paid to — put paid to, v. t. 1. To put an end to. Hence: To prove false; to discredit; as, Galileo s observations put paid to the notion that the Earth was the center of the universe. [PJC] 2. To defeat; to cause the defeat of. [PJC] The Argentine s… …
2put paid to — (something) British & Australian to suddenly stop someone from being able to do what they want or hope to do. A serious back injury put paid to her tennis career …
3put paid to — ► put paid to informal stop abruptly; destroy. Main Entry: ↑paid …
4put paid to — phrasal Britain : to finish off : wipe out a tempest had put paid to their efforts David Masters puts paid to whatever chances you had of coming first Roy Saunders * * * put paid to 1. To finish 2. To destroy chances of success in …
5put paid to — verb a) (bookkeeping) to mark a bill or a debt record as paid . The rain put paid to our plans for a picnic. b) to terminate; to cancel (plans or expectations); to stop something once and for all …
6Put paid to — This is an expression which means to put an end to something. For example you could say that rain put paid to the cricket match, meaning it stopped play …
7put paid to something — british phrase to bring something to an end A spinal operation put paid to her career as a ballet dancer. Thesaurus: to bring an end to somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: paid * * * put ˈpaid to sth …
8put paid to something — put paid to (something) British & Australian to suddenly stop someone from being able to do what they want or hope to do. A serious back injury put paid to her tennis career …
9put paid to something — British to bring something to an end A spinal operation put paid to her career as a ballet dancer …
10put paid to — Meaning To finish something off. Origin Accountants used to print Paid on bills when the paperwork for a sale was completed …
