put paid to
Ended for good
Put paid to means to finish something off decisively, ending any possibility of continuation or success: The injury put paid to his hopes of competing in the Olympics.
The phrase is chiefly British, deriving from the bookkeeping practice of marking invoices "paid" when settled—once paid, the account is closed.
That scandal put paid to her political career.
settle
Reach final terms
conclude · terminate · complete · resolve · close · wrap up · clinch · seal · wind up · halt
destroy
Cause complete ruin
shatter · wreck · demolish · thwart · foil · frustrate · scupper · torpedo · sabotage · undermine
put paid tocontinue
Go on without stopping
perpetuate · sustain · keep going · prolong · extend
put paid tostart
To set going
begin · initiate · launch · kick off · set in motion
put paid toenable
Make something feasible
facilitate · green-light · give the go-ahead · allow · give rise to