Word Study
put paid to
CIDE DICTIONARY
put paid to, v. t.
- To put an end to. [PJC]
- To defeat; to cause the defeat of. [PJC]"The Argentine's infamous Hand of God goals when he punched the ball into the net, and a spectacular solo effort put paid to England in the last eight . . ." [PJC]
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