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Phrase(s): put an end to something
Go to put a stop to something.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Also, put a stop to. Terminate, abolish, as in It's time they put an end to their feud, or The police chief vowed to put a stop to prostitution. This locution is more emphatic than the plain verbs end or stop. [Mid-1600s]
American Heritage Idioms