- call a halt
- {v. phr.} To give a command to stop. * /The scouts were tired during the hike, and the scoutmaster called a halt./ * /When the children's play, got too noisy, their mother called a halt./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
call a halt
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call a halt — ( ● halt * * * demand or order a stop he decided to call a halt to all further discussion … Useful english dictionary
call a halt — index check (restrain), close (terminate), condemn (ban), halt, hold up (delay) … Law dictionary
call a halt to — call a halt (to (something)) to stop something. When the rain got very heavy, the referees called a halt to the game … New idioms dictionary
call a halt — (to (something)) to stop something. When the rain got very heavy, the referees called a halt to the game … New idioms dictionary
call a halt — ► call a halt order a stop. Main Entry: ↑halt … English terms dictionary
call a halt (to something) — phrase to end something, often by a formal or official decision The referee decided to call a halt only twenty minutes into the match. Pattie finally called a halt to the relationship 18 months later. Thesaurus: to bring an end to… … Useful english dictionary
call a halt to something — call a halt (to (something)) to stop something. When the rain got very heavy, the referees called a halt to the game … New idioms dictionary
call a halt — {v. phr.} To give a command to stop. * /The scouts were tired during the hike, and the scoutmaster called a halt./ * /When the children s play, got too noisy, their mother called a halt./ … Dictionary of American idioms
call\ a\ halt — v. phr. To give a command to stop. The scouts were tired during the hike, and the scoutmaster called a halt. When the children s play, got too noisy, their mother called a halt … Словарь американских идиом
call a halt — order a stop. → halt … English new terms dictionary
