What does "Pull the plug" mean?

stop something from continuing

Synonym: cancel, terminate Opposite: continue, proceed

"Pull the plug" in a sentence

Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.

The whole bloody Internet, pull the plug.

Black Mirror S3E6

if there are any complications, I pull the plug.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine S8E8

If you don't sign it, I'll pull the plug on the settlement agreement, divorce you, and then you get what amounts to about 50% of our current savings, which is basically nothing.

Desperate Housewives S1E18

YOU PULLED THE PLUG.

Grey's Anatomy S2E2

Wait, if they pulled the plug on the project a month ago, why have I been going in once a week

How I Met Your Mother S4E18

You keep this up, and this won't be the last plug I pull.

Modern Family S2E16

I gotta go pull the plug on my dad in ten minutes.

Parks and Recreation S7E6

I'm gonna buy you one day, and then I'm pulling the plug.

Suits S3E11

"Pull the plug" in TV shows & movies

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