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
Rosita	ro-SEE-tah	Spanish
Oddr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Breann	bree-AN	English (Modern)
Gerhard	GER-hahrt (German), KHER-hahrt (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Ancient Germanic
Alphonse	al-FAWNS	French
Uilliam	-	Irish