come to a screeching halt 관용구
grind to a halt
slow down and stop (like a machine when it is turned off) The city ground to a halt when the power went off for five hours.
grinding halt
unplanned stop, forced stop When Andy lost his job, their marriage came to a grinding halt.
call a halt|call|halt
v. phr. To give a command to stop.
The scouts were tired during the hike, and the scoutmaster called a halt. When the children's play, got too noisy, their mother called a halt.
grind to a halt|grind|halt
v. phr.,
informal To slow down and stop like a machine does when turned off.
The old car ground to a halt in front of the house. The Cardinals' offense ground to a halt before the stubborn Steeler defense.
call a halt
call a halt Order something stopped, as in
It was getting too dark to see the ball, so the referee called a halt to the match, or
They'd played the march four times, so the conductor called a halt to the rehearsal. [Late 1800s]
come to a halt
come to a halt Also,
come to a standstill. Stop, either permanently or temporarily. For example,
The sergeant ordered the men to come to a halt, or
With the strike, construction came to a standstill. Both terms employ
come to in the sense of “arrive at” or “reach,” a usage dating from the 10th century. Also see
come to, def. 2.
halt
halt see
call a halt;
come to a halt;
grind to a halt.
come to a arrest halt
To arrest progression actual abruptly, abnormally in an ultimately adverse or abominable manner. Likened to the auto or brakes of an auto authoritative a arrest babble as it stops. Things had been activity able-bodied with the new project, but back our administrator was fired, aggregate came to a arrest halt. Work on the tax legislation has appear to a arrest arrest in Congress.Learn more: come, halt, screech, tocome to a grinding/screeching halt
Stop suddenly. Referring to the babble fabricated by apparatus or brakes during a abrupt stop, these phrases date from the additional bisected of the 1900s. The National Observer of December 4, 1976, had: “A lot of that being is activity to appear to a arrest arrest quickly, and we’re not activity to do the screeching.” It is additionally put as grind to a halt.Learn more: come, grind, halt, screech, to
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