put on brakes

Example Sentences

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Indeed, on March 3 it was found necessary to put on brakes, by issuing an order that no more new schools should be opened for the present.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

Soon they were going uphill again, and the boys did not have to "put on brakes."

From The Curlytops and Their Playmates or Jolly Times Through the Holidays by Greene, Julia

The driver shut off steam and put on brakes, the Toad got down on the step, and as the train slowed down to almost a walking pace he heard the driver call out, 'Now, jump!'

From The Wind in the Willows by Grahame, Kenneth

The driver shut off steam and put on brakes, the Toad got down on the step, and as the train slowed down to almost a walking pace he heard the driver call out, "Now, jump!"

From The Wind in the Willows by Bransom, Paul

“It’s against my principles to put on brakes when I’m going up a hill.”

From The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Chapman, Allen