call a halt

call a halt
(call a halt (on или to smth.))
останавливать, прекращать, положить конец (чему-л.) [букв.; воен. назначать привал]

I'm not going to do the outraged husband stunt. I like you and I respect you... But I think it's about time for you and Valborg to call a halt before you get in Dutch... (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XXXIII) — я не собираюсь разыгрывать взбешенного супруга. я тебя уважаю и люблю... Но мне кажется, что вам с Вальборгом пора остановиться, пока ты не влипла в историю...

They... decided that the best results were to be obtained by calling a halt on cut-throat competition and pooling their resources. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Laughing Gas’, ch. XXII) — Они... решили, что наилучших результатов можно добиться, положив конец смертоносной конкуренции и объединив ресурсы.

Erik sensed that a halt would soon be called in order to go on to the next paper on the program. (M. Wilson, ‘Live with Lightning’, book II, ch. I) — Эрик почувствовал, что председатель скоро прекратит прения, чтобы перейти к следующему докладу.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • call a halt — index check (restrain), close (terminate), condemn (ban), halt, hold up (delay) …   Law dictionary

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  • 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./ …   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


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