Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “pull the plug” and its meaning is “put a stop to something; put an end to, discontinue, terminate, do away with, get rid of”.
Example Sentence: After the loss of his French Open title in June, Nadal was forced to spend the best part of half a year away from the tour because of a recurrence of a long-standing foot injury which he has suffered from since childhood. He attempted to compete at the Citi Open in Washington in August but pulled the plug on his season shortly afterwards.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Rafael Nadal reveals he considered ‘saying goodbye’ to tennis last year and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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