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Put the brakes on Meaning in English

expression

PUT thuh BRAKES awn
put thuh BRAKES on

التعريف

To slow down, stop, or limit something that is happening or developing, especially progress, activities, or plans.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an idiomatic, somewhat informal expression, often used in business, politics, or everyday conversation to talk about stopping or slowing change or progress. Common collocations include 'put the brakes on spending', 'put the brakes on a project', or 'put the brakes on inflation'. Not about literal braking in vehicles.

Spanish: frenar - poner freno aPortuguese (BR): frear - pôr freio emPortuguese (PT): travar - pôr travão emChinese (Simplified): 刹车 - 制止Chinese (Traditional): 煞車 - 制止Hindi: रोक लगानाArabic: يضع الفرامل على - يوقفBengali: থামিয়ে দেওয়া - গতি কমানো - নিয়ন্ত্রণ আনাRussian: притормозить - остановить - замедлитьJapanese: ブレーキをかける - 歯止めをかけるVietnamese: kiềm chế - làm chậm lại - hạn chếKorean: 제동을 걸다 - 속도를 늦추다Turkish: frene basmak - yavaşlatmak - durdurmakUrdu: بریک لگانا - روکنا - آہستہ کرناIndonesian: mengendalikan - memperlambat - menghentikan

جمل نموذجية

The government decided to put the brakes on the new law.

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They had to put the brakes on spending when the company lost money.

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Parents sometimes need to put the brakes on their children's activities.

basic

If we don't put the brakes on climate change soon, it might be too late.

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The project was moving too fast, so management decided to put the brakes on.

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We really need to put the brakes on before things get out of hand.

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