put an end to

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put an end to (third-person singular simple present puts an end to, present participle putting an end to, simple past and past participle put an end to)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To terminate or abolish.

   He put an end to the loud music by pulling the plug.

   • 1950 May, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 300:

     So far as I am aware, nationalisation has put an end to this scheme.

• put a stop to
• put the kibosh on