put a cork in
Example Sentences
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Three consecutive losses to teams near bottom of standings may have put a cork in their playoff aspirations once and for all.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
“You gotta put a cork in the end of the pipe,” Kelly said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2022
Until then, please put a cork in it.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2016
Managing its spread, he said, was “like trying to put a cork in a volcano.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2016
Put the lid back on the can, and put a cork in the hole from which the dasher was taken.
From Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer
