pull the plug
Upper Intermediate (B2) informal
Stop or cancel something.
"The investors decided to pull the plug on the startup after poor results."
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'Stiffing an Employe... But Good' & 'Having an Infestation' & 'Don't Shirt The Issue'
The People's Court · 6:46
Pull the plug.
Coffee and Girl Talk...
Tarayummy · 12:41
Pull the plug then.
Eleventh Doctor Adventures | Highlights of Matt Smith as the Doctor | Doctor Who Night
Doctor Who · 24:12
We'd pull the plug.
The Simplest Business in a Box Anyone Can Start
Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast · 5:13
They didn't pull the plug.
Who is Catherine West, the MP challenging Keir Starmer? | BBC Newscast
BBC News · 3:16
they need to pull the plug now.