call a halt to



call a halt to something

to demand that something be stopped. We must call a halt to this childish behavior. The manager called a halt to all overtime.
See also: call, halt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ruwa-Arabic
Hamid (2)-Arabic, Persian
Handan-Turkish
LandonLAN-dənEnglish
ArtAHRTEnglish
Adlard['æla:d]