phrasal
Britain : to finish off : wipe out
a tempest had put paid to their efforts — David Masters
puts paid to whatever chances you had of coming first — Roy Saunders
phrasal
Britain : to finish off : wipe out
a tempest had put paid to their efforts — David Masters
puts paid to whatever chances you had of coming first — Roy Saunders
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012