🔌 pull the plug

Concrete Meaning

To abruptly stop supporting or funding an activity or project, causing it to end immediately.

💬 Context & Examples

Used when management or investors decide to cancel a failing initiative or cut off its resources.

"The studio decided to pull the plug on the movie after the budget doubled."
"If sales don't improve this quarter, we might have to pull the plug on the new app."

🧠 Pattern Challenge

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What happens when you pull the plug on an electrical appliance?

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You physically disconnect its power source, causing the machine to instantly die and stop working. Metaphorically, you are removing the financial or administrative power keeping a project alive.