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put paid to

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put paid to something

to consider something closed or completed; to mark or indicate that something is no longer important or pending. (As if one were stamping a bill "paid".) At last, we were able to put paid to the matter of who is to manage the accounts.

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put paid to something

  (British & Australian)

to suddenly stop someone from being able to do what they want or hope to do A serious back injury put paid to her tennis career.

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put paid to

Finish off, end, as in We'd best put paid to this issue. [Early 1900s]

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put paid to

Chiefly British

To finish off; put to rest: "We've given up saying we only kill to eat; Kraft dinner and freeze-dried food have put paid to that one" (Margaret Atwood).

See also: paid, put