pull the plug on

釋義

1. pull the plug on sb / sth

   阻止；制止；終止

   to put an end to sb's project, a plan, etc.

電影裡這樣說 · 2 部

• To be able to pull the plug on an operation like that.The Gentlemen2020
• They will pull the plug on this.The Fall Guy2024
• California's Electric Utilities may have to pull the plug on millions of customers.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
• There is. We pull the plug.The Matrix1999
• Wallach'll just pull the plug.Babylon2022
• Litwak's pulling our plug in the morning.Wreck-It Ralph2012
• It's like somebody pulled the plug. We're adrift.Battlestar Galactica: The Plan2009
• - What are you doing? - Pulling the plug.Spider-Man 22004

在完整場景裡學

• 紳士們2020
  • 豪宅裡兜售故事報價：old school（老派）
  • 飯局上互相試探：pull the plug on（叫停）
  • 帶買家參觀大麻帝國：pay top dollar（出最高價）
• 安然：房間裡最聰明的人2005
  • 印度電廠成了廢墟：imaginary profits（並未到來的利潤）
  • 自己跟自己做買賣：both sides of the transaction（交易兩邊都佔）
  • 追問報表當場失控：losing it（當眾情緒崩了）
• 無敵破壞王2012
  • 壞蛋自白這份工作：name of the game（關鍵所在）
  • 壞人互助會第一次到場：come to terms with（接受並釋懷）
  • 求分一塊蛋糕被拒：the end of the world（天塌下來）

同一詞條的短語

• pull a fast one
• pull in different directions
• pull leg
• pull the other one
• pull out all the stops
• pull your punches
• pull rabbit out of the hat
• pull rank
• pull the rug from under feet
• pull your socks up
• pull strings
• pull the strings

習語頻道里接下來

• put to the test
• put two and two together
• put your best foot forward
• same to you
• sign on the dotted line
• smile from ear to ear
• take under your wing
• the long and short of it
• think nothing of it
• what's not to like
• disappear off the face of the earth
• sit tight