pull the plug

Stop or cancel something.

"The investors decided to pull the plug on the startup after poor results."

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The Best Cold Opens From Season 1 & 2 | Monk

Monk · 11:49

So, I've decided to pull the plug.

The Future is an Empty Room

Jacob Geller · 25:17

George and Lydia decide to pull the plug— on everything,

John Goodman on making "The Big Lebowski" and working with Jeff Bridges | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS · 6:26

It was really late, and we had to pull the plug.

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