Paid suggests an account marked settled, and the phrase treats a plan or hope as closed.
Paid suggests an account marked settled, and the phrase treats a plan or hope as closed.
What does put paid to mean?
Put paid to means to end or ruin a hope, plan, or possibility.
When is put paid to used?
It is often used when an injury, setback, or new fact makes a plan impossible.
How does put paid to differ from end?
End is general. Put paid to stresses the loss of something hoped for or planned.
How is put paid to used in a sentence?
The injury put paid to her chance of reaching the final.
Is put paid to formal?
It is mainly British and New Zealand English and is fairly informal.