pulled the plug
Cut off life-support
Pulled the plug means ended something abruptly, especially something that was being sustained artificially.
The image comes from disconnecting electrical equipment or, more gravely, removing life support: The network pulled the plug on the show after two seasons.
It implies a decisive act that stops something from continuing rather than letting it wind down naturally.
- shut downCease to operate
- power downDeactivate a device
- power outageLoss of electrical supply
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- life supportSystems maintaining vital functions
end of life · euthanasia · switched off · ghosting · nix · halt · dead in the water · closure · farewell · scrap · flatline · final goodbye · let go · breakup · estrangement · disconnect · divorce · cut ties
pulled the plugsustained
Kept up continuously
maintained · prolonged · extended · perpetuated · carried on
pulled the pluglaunched
Set in motion
kicked off · greenlit · initiated · set in motion · fired up
pulled the plugdoubled down
Strengthened a risky position
went all in · recommitted · reinvested · backed · championed
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