put paid to someone or something
- put paid to someone or something
BrE infml
That's put paid to him — Ему теперь крышка
That's put paid to my holiday — Мой отпуск накрылся
This put paid to his hopes — Это поставило крест на его надеждах
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» .
Глазунов С.А. .
2003.
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