put paid to
徹底結束；打消；搞定
口語·描述徹底結束或打消
英文釋義
to bring something to an end or to make it impossible
例句
The sudden storm put paid to our plans for a beach day.
典故來源
源自會計術語，在賬單上蓋“已付”章表示結束，后引申為終止某事。