Idiom idiom
choke off
Meaning
To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The new rules choke off all the fun at the party.”
“The government decided to choke off funding for the project because it was not showing any results.”
“Strict regulations were designed to choke off the illegal trade, yet the black market continued to thrive despite these efforts.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026