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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The People's Court · 6:46
Pull the plug.
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Senator Bernie Sanders · 8:14
pull the plug." And then we pull the plug successfully.
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Tarayummy · 12:41
Pull the plug then.
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Doctor Who · 24:12
We'd pull the plug.
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Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast · 5:13
They didn't pull the plug.