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I'll put a stop to that

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I'll put a stop to that.

I'll see that the just-mentioned undesirable activity is stopped. Fred: There are two boys fighting in the hall. Bob: I'll put a stop to that. Sue: The sales force is ignoring almost every customer in the older neighborhoods. Mary: I'll put a stop to that!

See also: put, stop