Come to a halt or stop
51stop — Verb: To come to an end. To halt; to cease movement. To obstruct. To prevent movement. Noun: A place for stopping, as on the line or route of a carrier …
52bring something to a screeching halt — come to/bring something to/a screeching halt phrase to stop suddenly, or to make something stop suddenly Thesaurus: to stop movingsynonym Main entry: screech …
53To stop over — Stop Stop, v. i. 1. To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop. [1913 Webster] He bites his lip, and starts; Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground; Then lays his finger on his temple: strait Springs out into fast gait; then… …
54grinding halt, come to a — Stop (usu. suddenly or as a result of difficult circumstances). [Emph.] …
55grind to a halt — verb be unable to move further The car bogged down in the sand • Syn: ↑get stuck, ↑bog down, ↑mire • Derivationally related forms: ↑mire (for: ↑mire) …
56Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) — Infobox Film name = Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don t Come Back!!) caption = director = Bill Meléndez Phil Roman producer = writer = Charles M. Schulz narrator = starring = Arrin Skelley Laura Planting Casey Carlson Daniel Anderson Annalisa… …
57grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt) — slow down gradually and then stop completely. → grind …
58grind to a halt — to slowly come to a stop. Traffic on the interstate almost ground to a halt today because it was so foggy. The strike has caused production of new cars to grind to a halt …
59grind to a halt — ► grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt) stop laboriously and noisily. Main Entry: ↑grind …
60rein — n 1. check, curb, restraint, constraint, control, restriction, limitation. 2. reins helm, tiller, rudder, wheel; driver s seat, saddle, throne. 3. draw rein halt, come to a halt or stop, stop, stop dead, come to a dead stop, stop in one s tracks …
