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hit the buffers

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hit the buffers (British)

if a plan or activity hits the buffers, it fails to develop or is stopped. The talks hit the buffers after only 4 hours.

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But the process hit the buffers in June at a preparatory meeting in Bali.

Disaster averted, opportunity missed (Earth Summit) by Lean, Geoffrey / For A Change

When the South-East Asian economic express hit the buffers, Malaysia felt the effects as cruelly as any of its neighbours.

Letter from Kuala Lumpur by GILES, BOB / The Architectural Review

DUBLIN, Ireland -- After an explosive couple of years, China's car market hit the buffers in 2004.

Research And Markets: China Auto Industry Review - The Brakes Are On, ... by Business Wire

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