put paid to
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Last year a study put paid to magical thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
At one stage, it seemed she and Knight may produce a repeat of their match-winning partnership in the Eliminator but Ismail put paid to that.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024
Great Britain's Ollie Wood said he felt like he had been "rear-ended by a lorry" after a crash put paid to his and Mark Stewart's chances in the men's Olympic madison.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024
A terrible pommel horse routine for Tokyo 2020 all-around winner Daiki Hashimoto looked to have put paid to Japan's challenge early and China established a comfortable lead.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2024
And a chap like that was to put "paid" to the account of Sylvanus Heythorp, to "scratch" him out of life—so near the end of everything, the very end!
From Five Tales by Galsworthy, John
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