What is "put a stop to"

Usage examples of "put a stop to".

When Caesar was in Gaul, he found the Helvetians preparing to go they knew not whither, and put a stop to their motions.

I had complained to my father about it without quite naming him, and Father's advice had enabled me to put a stop to it.

The Pill would put a stop to haphazard reproduction, the Project would replace it with a superior method.

The frequency of these visits soon, however, alarmed the lord protector, who put a stop to them altogether.

Claimed nobody ever could fly, and the government should put a stop to it.

These pirates are most serviceable to us, and though we may ease them of their booty, we must not put a stop to their trade.

Uncle Hoh had put a stop to that, for with his Jongleur's talent for the quick, whispered story-always told without witnesses because f the ancient prohibition -he could have given any of the men terrible nightmares for weeks .

The Portuguese historians say that De Sousa and Asada Khan both joined the ranks of the supporters of Abdullah, and that Asada Khan promised to give the king of Portugal all the territories of the Konkan on the downfall of Ibrahim, but the Viceroy changed his mind and withdrew, while Asada Khans death put a stop to all intrigues in that quarter.

Bhaer put a stop to some of his speculations, and tried to give him a better idea of business talent than mere sharpness in overreaching his neighbors.

This quarrel had put a stop to all communications for some months, so that if Browner had occasion to address a packet to Miss Sarah, he would undoubtedly have done so to her old address.

The other went on: We finally put a stop to their murders by killing the three men from the top down, excluding the royal family, who gave the order for the particular execution involved.

I shall put a stop to this slackness among the young if it takes the last ounce of strength in my body!

Tell them you intend to put a stop to this wholesale murder if it takes every cent you've got.