English Explanatory Dictionary

put the brakes on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stop (an event, action, or process) or to slow it down.
  2. To cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.

Pronunciation

En-au-put the brakes on.ogg

Word forms

put the brakes on puts the brakes on putting the brakes on put on the brakes

Synonyms

rein in

Antonyms

antonym(s) of
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