pull the plug

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === pull the plug (third-person singular simple present pulls the plug, present participle pulling the plug, simple past and past participle pulled the plug) (intransitive) To unplug or cut power to a machine. Shut off the machine and pull the plug. He put an end to the loud music by pulling the plug. (intransitive, informal) To turn off life support. (intransitive, informal) To commit suicide. 1981, The Jim Carroll Band, People Who Died Cathy was eleven when she pulled the plug / On twenty-six reds and a bottle of wine (intransitive, informal) To cease to support; to halt. [with on ‘someone or something’] (intransitive, informal) To cease production or publication. ==== Translations ==== === References === “pull the plug”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. (commit suicide): Tony Thorne (2014), “pull the plug”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London; […]: Bloomsbury