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
PÁDraic	PAW-drik	Irish
Lugubelenus	-	Ancient Celtic
Basile	-	French
Michelle	mee-SHEL (French), mi-SHEL (English)	French, English, Dutch
Sona	-	Indian, Hindi
Vincenzo	veen-CHEN-tso	Italian