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View synonyms for put paid to

put paid to



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Idioms and Phrases

Finish off, end, as in We'd best put paid to this issue . [Early 1900s]
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Example Sentences

The yellows in qualifying put paid to that, and instead Norris ended up helping Piastri.

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Barker told Comedy Connections in 2003: “It was to be Six of One, so I could then do Half a Dozen of the Other, but some wise executive added another script which put paid to that as a title.”

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At one stage, it seemed she and Knight may produce a repeat of their match-winning partnership in the Eliminator but Ismail put paid to that.

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Poor weather on Friday put paid to any flying that day, but better conditions over the weekend have led to some stunning scenes over the city and the surrounding countryside.

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Great Britain's Ollie Wood said he felt like he had been "rear-ended by a lorry" after a crash put paid to his and Mark Stewart's chances in the men's Olympic madison.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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