| 词汇 | put paid to |
| 释义 | Idiom put paid toput 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. put paid to (something)To consider something finished or ended; to put something to rest or no longer give it any attention. After a lengthy debate, we finally put paid to the decision about who would take over the estate. Email has almost completely put paid to the act of sending handwritten letters anymore. put paid to somethingto consider something closed or completed; to mark or indicate that something is no longer important or pending. (As if one were stamping a bill "paid".) At last, we were able to put paid to the matter of who is to manage the accounts. put paid toFinish off, end, as in We'd best put paid to this issue. [Early 1900s] put paid tostop abruptly; destroy. informalput paid toChiefly British To finish off; put to rest: "We've given up saying we only kill to eat; Kraft dinner and freeze-dried food have put paid to that one" (Margaret Atwood). |
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