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call a halt

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call a halt (to something)

to stop something. When the rain got very heavy, the referees called a halt to the game.

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We walked no longer, we staggered, now and again falling from exhaustion, and being obliged to call a halt every hour or so. King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context Sooner or later they'll have to call a halt or get it in the neck themselves. The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context More results

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