bring to a standstill

bring something to a standstill

to cause a process or a job to reach a point at which it must stop. The accident brought the work to a standstill. The strike brought construction to a standstill.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jean (1)	ZHAWN	French
Lucas	LOO-kəs (English), LUY-kahs (Dutch), luy-KAH (French), LOO-kəsh (Portuguese), LOO-kahs (Spanish)	English, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Biblical Latin
Josu	-	Basque
Chester	['tʃestə]
Iida	EE:-dah	Finnish
Arantzazu	-	Basque