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Meanings of grind to a halt in English

Be unable to move further.

Synonyms
Examples for "mire"
Examples for "mire"
1
A glove is borne aloft; a shoe is trampled in the mire.
The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
2
The proprietor was sinking lower and lower in the mire of dissoluteness.
The Rose in the Ring
3
The voice of the serpent,-thatwhispers from the mire of the sea.
The Secret of the Creation
4
The more fat the sow is, the more she loves the mire.
The Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable
5
Let us ascend to the skies, or plunge ourselves in the mire.
The Magic Skin
1
Older people and people who can't learn new skills often get stuck.
News.com.au
2
Home Affairs has some handy information here in case you get stuck.
The South African
3
I'm very enthusiastic and want to get stuck into the challenge ahead.
The Guardian
4
Without consensus at Westminster, negotiations in Brussels could soon get stuck again.
The Guardian
5
It's a really rich experience for people to really get stuck into.
Radio NZ
1
It was another line of defense, meant to bog down the unwary.
Beat of Temptation
2
That's changed, but scattered private firms without oversight can also bog down development.
Wired
3
He altered shots and clogged passing lanes to bog down the Jazz offense.
Reuters
4
Jest bog down in that there honey, pardner-it'ssomething special-cottonwoodblossoms and alfalfy.
The Fighting Shepherdess
5
And all these things bog down our limited cognitive resource.
The new yorker
Usage of grind to a halt in English
1
I worry that at some point it will grind to a halt.
The Guardian
2
Unfortunately, that also meant seven places where things could grind to a halt.
The Guardian
3
No doubt about it, the army would grind to a halt without tea.
Last night another soldier...
4
A work-based project or assignment may well grind to a halt.
The South African
5
The whole parade should grind to a halt at any moment.
The system of the world
6
Frustrated vaccine researchers predicted clinical trials would grind to a halt by August.
The Guardian
7
The cups churn forward a few inches -and grind to a halt.
Wired
8
Let's just watch their little female world grind to a halt.
Choke
9
Investment would grind to a halt as firms wait for the fog to clear.
Reuters
10
Investment will grind to a halt as firms wait for the fog to clear.
Reuters
11
Photo: PHOTOSPORT Ryan said the nation would grind to a halt during the Games.
Radio NZ
12
When we stop buying cars or other durables, our economies grind to a halt.
The Guardian
13
Conventional PCs can grind to a halt in such conditions.
The Guardian
14
Then their nocturnal expedition seems to grind to a halt of its own accord.
A bridge to the stars
15
Life as we know it would grind to a halt.
The Guardian
16
When the conveyor belt broke, the operation would grind to a halt, he recalled.
Reuters