Verb
put a stop to (third-person singular simple present puts a stop to, present participle putting a stop to, simple past and past participle put a stop to)
(idiomatic) To terminate or abolish something.
We must at last put a stop to having people move into their quarters like chickens and rabbits into their coops. Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Mathematics is of two kinds, Rigorous and Physical. The former is Narrow: the latter Bold and Broad. To have to stop to formulate rigorous demonstrations would put a stop to most physico-mathematical inquiries. Am I to refuse to eat because I do not fully understand the mechanism of digestion? Oliver Heaviside
Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it. Karl Kraus
We are well aware from which countries and through which countries the terrorists are receiving support. In the immediate future I shall be calling upon the leaders of these states to put a stop to this kind of activity. Boris Yeltsin
It was time to put a stop to the growing idea that England ought to pay tribute to India as a kind of apology for having conquered her: & you have done it effectively. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if your car will be able to get 30 miles to the gallon, but it's sure gonna put a stop to siphoning. Billie Holiday