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
Albertine-French
Rowley-English
Adamson['ædəmsn]
ElmerEL-mərEnglish
Rosetta[rəu'zetə]
Keoni-Hawaiian