Ukraine and Lithuania jointly put paid to Russia's election bid to chemical weapons watchdog board (www.pravda.com.ua)

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Yes, "to put paid to (something)" is a rather rare British English idiom, and I also had to look it up. Basically, it means "to stop something from happening or spoil plans for something".

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Thanks

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