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English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
grind to a stop
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grind to a halt — {v. phr.}, {informal} To slow down and stop like a machine does when turned off. * /The old car ground to a halt in front of the house./ * /The Cardinals offense ground to a halt before the stubborn Steeler defense./ … Dictionary of American idioms
grind to a halt — {v. phr.}, {informal} To slow down and stop like a machine does when turned off. * /The old car ground to a halt in front of the house./ * /The Cardinals offense ground to a halt before the stubborn Steeler defense./ … Dictionary of American idioms
grind to a halt — grind to a halt/standstill ► to stop gradually: »Business ground to a standstill during the bad weather. Main Entry: ↑grind … Financial and business terms
grind to a halt/standstill — ► to stop gradually: »Business ground to a standstill during the bad weather. Main Entry: ↑grind … Financial and business terms
grind to a standstill — grind to a halt/standstill ► to stop gradually: »Business ground to a standstill during the bad weather. Main Entry: ↑grind … Financial and business terms
grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt) — slow down gradually and then stop completely. → grind … English new terms dictionary
grind to a halt — ► grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt) stop laboriously and noisily. Main Entry: ↑grind … English terms dictionary
stop you cold — stop you quickly, grind to a halt One look from the old witch will stop you cold. What a fierce gaze! … English idioms
grind to a halt — stop with regret and problems If he quits, the project will grind to a halt. It depends on him … English idioms
grind to a halt — Stop suddenly … American business jargon
grind to a halt — verb be unable to move further The car bogged down in the sand • Syn: ↑get stuck, ↑bog down, ↑mire • Derivationally related forms: ↑mire (for: ↑mire) … Useful english dictionary
