stop the bleeding
To recover by interrupting a string of losses, disappointments, etc.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We need to stop the bleeding and win this game.”
“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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rain stopped play
The cessation of an activity or operation due to rain (by analogy with cricket).
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026