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hit the buffers

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hit the buffers

  (British)

if a plan or activity hits the buffers, it fails to develop or is stopped

Usage notes: The buffers are two pieces of metal at the end of a railway line that a train will hit if it does not stop.

The talks hit the buffers after only 4 hours.

See also: hit