put paid to

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But an oversteer snap out of the Spoon Curve double left-hander put paid to his chances, although he was still quick enough to leapfrog ahead of Norris.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Last year a study put paid to magical thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Maybe the dramatic rise and rise of 20-year-old England back rower Pollock put paid to his chances also.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

A terrible pommel horse routine for Tokyo 2020 all-around winner Daiki Hashimoto looked to have put paid to Japan's challenge early and China established a comfortable lead.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2024

And a chap like that was to put "paid" to the account of Sylvanus Heythorp, to "scratch" him out of life—so near the end of everything, the very end!

From Five Tales by Galsworthy, John