put paid to
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Bessent’s comments put paid to that promise.
From Los Angeles Times
It put paid to Fontana's plan to also enter long track events, forcing her to concentrate on her signature shorter disciplines.
From BBC
They appeared to put paid to any notion of a World Cup hangover when they opened the 2024 Six Nations against France, winning 38-17 against 14 men in Marseille, but it has subsequently been a very different story.
From BBC
The pandemic eventually put paid to that.
From BBC
Last year a study put paid to magical thinking.
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