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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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But the advantage of free air Piastri had earned by turning his pole into the lead, and the strain following puts on tyres, meant Norris was always likely to have been fighting a losing battle, even before the brake problems in the last 15 laps that put paid to his hopes of making a late charge.

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Injury put paid to her 2023 plan and the Scot feels "rushing" her marathon training contributed to the injuries that meant she was unable to run for nearly six months.

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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.â€

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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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