slam the brakes on

to push on a vehicle's brakes suddenly and hard. (The can be replaced by a possessive pronoun.) The driver in front of me slammed her brakes on and I nearly ran into her. Don't slam on your brakes when the road is wet.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hall	HAWL	English
Laurissa	lə-RIS-ə	English (Rare)
Piper	PIEP-ər	English (Modern)
Tezcatlipoca	-	Aztec and Toltec Mythology
NaİL	-	Turkish
Montse	-	Catalan