| 单词 | pull the plug on |
| 释义 | pull the plug onDiscontinue, end, as in The government pulled the plug on that program. [First half of 1900s] Remove all life-supporting equipment, as in The family debated whether it was time to pull the plug on him. [Second half of 1900s] Although this idiom undoubtedly alludes to cutting off electricity to an electrical device, it originally referred to the removal of a stopper that flushed an old-style toilet. Words nearby pull the plug onpull someone's chain, pull someone's leg, pull something, pull strings, pull tab, pull the plug on, pull the rug out from under, pull the wool over someone's eyes, pull through, pull together, pull-top The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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