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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amos	AY-məs (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Adorinda	ah-do-REEN-dah	Esperanto
Ping	-	Chinese
Yehoyakhin	-	Biblical Hebrew
Takhmaspa	-	Ancient Persian
Stuart	[stjuət]