put paid to
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But an oversteer snap out of the Spoon Curve double left-hander put paid to his chances, although he was still quick enough to leapfrog ahead of Norris.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Last year a study put paid to magical thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Jim Lovell was one of the 110 test pilots considered for selection but a temporary liver condition put paid to his chances.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
The yellows in qualifying put paid to that, and instead Norris ended up helping Piastri.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2024
"I take it, Prince Trask, that you're not going to assume that he was on his flagship when you blew it, and just put paid to him and forget him?"
From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper
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