stop the rot



stop the rot

to do something to prevent a situation from continuing to get worse The team had been suffering low morale before Smith was brought in to stop the rot.
See also: rot, stop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DwightDWIETEnglish
ElouiseEL-o-eez, el-o-EEZEnglish
Gavriila-Russian
Burnham['bɜ:nəm]
SelÂHattİN-Turkish
Nataszanah-TAH-shahPolish