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 … New idioms dictionary
put paid to — ► put paid to informal stop abruptly; destroy. Main Entry: ↑paid … English terms dictionary
put 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 … Useful english dictionary
put 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 … Wiktionary
Put 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 … The American's guide to speaking British
put 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 … Useful english dictionary
put 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 … New idioms dictionary
put paid to something — British to bring something to an end A spinal operation put paid to her career as a ballet dancer … English dictionary
put paid to — Meaning To finish something off. Origin Accountants used to print Paid on bills when the paperwork for a sale was completed … Meaning and origin of phrases
put paid to — informal stop abruptly; destroy. → paid … English new terms dictionary
