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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
Tu-Chinese
Orsino-Italian
Ben (1)BENEnglish, German, Dutch
MagnusMAHNG-nus (Swedish), MAG-nəs (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
AshlingASH-lingIrish
Seong-Jinsung-jeenKorean
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