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| 单词 | put paid to sth |
| 释义 | put paid to sthphrase See full dictionary entry for paidIf an unexpected event puts paid to someone's hopes, chances, or plans, it completely ends or destroys them. [mainly British] ...a series of airforce strikes that put paid to the General's hopes of fightingon. Only six months ago I ran my own business. The recession put paid to that. put paid to somethingto completely end or destroy someone's hopes, chances, or plans Great Britain gave a limp performance here last night that put paid to their chancesof reaching the Olympic finals. |
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