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

Usage notes: The buffers are two pieces of metal at the end of a railway line that a train will hit if it does not stop.

The talks hit the buffers after only 4 hours.

See also: hit

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Summary: Shares in National Express plunged after takeover talks hit the buffers on Friday. National Express takeover derailed by Independent Television News Limited (ITN) With the Conservatives, the gravy train will well and truly hit the buffers," he said. Pledge to slash perks by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Against that must be set the encouraging pledge that the Government will step in should a rail franchise, such as that controlling the East Coast main line, hit the buffers Yet even there, the limited satisfaction with what passes for transport policy in Whitehall today is heavily diluted by the laggardly attitude of ministers to high speed rail links and their reluctance to ensure they traverse the North East. Rail pledge is only policy bright spot by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			hit a wall hit against hit and miss hit at hit back hit below the belt hit between the eyes hit bottom hit hard hit home hit in hit it off hit like a ton of bricks hit off hit on hit one where one lives hit or miss hit out hit pay dirt hit rock bottom hit stride hit the books hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the bricks hit the buffers hit the bull's-eye hit the ceiling hit the deck hit the dirt hit the fan hit the ground running hit the hay hit the headlines hit the high spots hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the panic button hit the right note hit the road hit the roof hit the sack hit the side of a barn hit the skids hit the spot hit the trail hit town hit up hit where it hurts hit with			Hit Probability Hit Probability Hit rate Hit rate hit ratio hit rock bottom Hit Size Effectiveness Function hit someone like a ton of bricks Hit someone with a golf ball, liability? hit squad hit squads hit stride HIT syndrome Hit the bid hit the books hit the books hit the books hit the books hit the books hit the books hit the booze hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the buffers hit the bull's-eye hit the ceiling hit the ceiling Hit the Cell hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the dirt hit the dirt hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan Hit the Floor Hit the Ground hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the hay hit the hay hit the headlines

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