| bring to grinding halt(verb, expression, idiom, destroy, halt) |
| bring to knees(verb, expression, idiom, beat, defeat) |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, check, delay) |
| bulldoze(verb, beat, defeat, overcome, top) |
| button down(verb, expression, stop, end, complete) |
| button up(verb, expression, stop, end, complete) |
| call a strike(expression, idiom) |
| cancel(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt) |
| cap(verb, stop, control, end, complete) |
| carry through(verb, expression, stop, make, close) |
| checkmate(verb, stop, beat, defeat, crush) |
| circumvent(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overcome) |
| clear(verb, stop, end, complete, do) |
| clog(verb, break, close, check, block) |
| close off(verb, expression, stop, check, block) |
| close out(verb, expression, stop, close, end) |
| close shop |
| cold turkey(verb, expression, hold, break, drop) |
| come to a standstill(verb, expression, idiom, hold, break) |
| come to an end(verb, expression, idiom, stop, close) |