pull the plug

(idiom) to prevent something from happening or continuing

Example Sentences:

My mother is going to pull the plug on our party, because she’s afraid there’s going to be too many people.

The government pulled the plug on the plan to build a nuclear power plant.

If you keep pulling the plug on your dates with Thomas, he’s going to stop calling you.

Similar idioms:

1. pull through
2. stop by
3. stop in
4. call one’s dogs off
5. pull one’s leg
6. pull one’s weight