We need to stop the bleeding and win this game.
stop the bleeding
idiomTo recover by interrupting a string of losses, disappointments, etc.
After three months of falling sales, the manager introduced new discounts to stop the bleeding.
The government implemented emergency fiscal reforms in a desperate attempt to stop the bleeding of the national economy.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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bleeding edge
Something too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; the figurative place where such things exist.
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couldn't stop a pig in a passage
To be bow-legged.
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face that would stop a clock
A shockingly unattractive face.
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put a stop to
To terminate or abolish something.
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stop a bullet
To be shot; to receive a bullet in one's body.
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stop and smell the roses
To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.
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stop at nothing
To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.