pull the plug on someone/something

pull the plug (on someone/something)

tv. to put an end to someone or something as a problem; to defuse a problem caused by someone or something. (As if one were disconnecting an electrical appliance.) I’ve heard enough from Mr. Jones. It’s time to pull the plug on him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
OnÉSime	-	French
Suleiman	-	History
ŠIme	-	Croatian
Obdulia	-	Spanish
Rebecca	rə-BEK-ə (English), re-BEK-kah (Italian)	English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Rupert	RUY-pərt (Dutch), ROO-pərt (English), RUW-pert (Polish)	German, Dutch, English, Polish