put paid to
/P UH1 T P EY0 D T UW0/verb
- 1
To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".
- 2
To put an end to.
- 3
To terminate; to cancel (plans or expectations); to stop something once and for all.
“The rain put paid to our plans for a picnic.”
- 4
To demonstrate as completely false.
“The young man standing outside the door, shaking like a leaf, looking like he was about to pee himself, put paid to his claim in a quavering voice, "I am not afraid!"”
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