pull the plug

Speech parts

1. pull the plug - Verb

2. pull the plug - Phrase

Meaning

prevent from happening or continuing

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

crown complete separate stop achieve remove drop delay abstract resolve settle withdraw conclude interrupt cease

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Antonyms

bell the cat give a go ahead pull a game out of the fire draw the fire upon oneself facing an attack get oneself out on a limb

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Hypernyms

stop cease quit discontinue give up lay off

Examples

But I had no idea that they were going to pull the plug so quickly. David Selby

I'm a guy who should not have a lot of free time. But when it comes to vacation, I like to pull the plug completely. It's all about my daughter - I'm no longer the star of my own movie. Anthony Bourdain

We should not have a government program that determines if you're going to pull the plug on grandma. Chuck Grassley

We should get rid of the SAT as fast as we can. Look, there are bigger problems in society. This is not the biggest problem we have. But it's so easy to get rid of it. Right? Just pull the plug. John Katzman

As an adult, I've learned to cope and pull the plug on the worst what-ifs before my mind takes me to a place from which I can't return. Paul G. Tremblay

The government pulled the plug on spending Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

pull the plug

Close letter words and terms

pull the other one pull the other one, it's got bells on pull the pin pull the plug on pull the reins in on someone pull the reins in on something