put paid to

put paid to something

to consider something closed or completed; to mark or indicate that something is no longer important or pending. (As if one were stamping a bill "paid".) At last, we were able to put paid to the matter of who is to manage the accounts.

See also: paid, put

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put paid to something   (British & Australian)

to suddenly stop someone from being able to do what they want or hope to do A serious back injury put paid to her tennis career.

See also: paid, put