Usage of "grind to a halt"

Be unable to move further.

Sinónimos

Examples for "mire"

A glove is borne aloft; a shoe is trampled in the mire. 
 The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day 

The proprietor was sinking lower and lower in the mire of dissoluteness. 
 The Rose in the Ring 

The voice of the serpent,-thatwhispers from the mire of the sea. 
 The Secret of the Creation 

The more fat the sow is, the more she loves the mire. 
 The Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable 

Let us ascend to the skies, or plunge ourselves in the mire. 
 The Magic Skin 

Older people and people who can't learn new skills often get stuck. 
 News.com.au 

Home Affairs has some handy information here in case you get stuck. 
 The South African 

I'm very enthusiastic and want to get stuck into the challenge ahead. 
 The Guardian 

Without consensus at Westminster, negotiations in Brussels could soon get stuck again. 
 The Guardian 

It's a really rich experience for people to really get stuck into. 
 Radio NZ 

It was another line of defense, meant to bog down the unwary. 
 Beat of Temptation 

That's changed, but scattered private firms without oversight can also bog down development. 
 Wired 

He altered shots and clogged passing lanes to bog down the Jazz offense. 
 Reuters 

Jest bog down in that there honey, pardner-it'ssomething special-cottonwoodblossoms and alfalfy. 
 The Fighting Shepherdess 

And all these things bog down our limited cognitive resource. 
 The new yorker 

Uso de grind to a halt en inglés

I worry that at some point it will grind to a halt. 
 The Guardian 

Unfortunately, that also meant seven places where things could grind to a halt. 
 The Guardian 

No doubt about it, the army would grind to a halt without tea. 
 Last night another soldier... 

A work-based project or assignment may well grind to a halt. 
 The South African 

The whole parade should grind to a halt at any moment. 
 The system of the world 

Frustrated vaccine researchers predicted clinical trials would grind to a halt by August. 
 The Guardian 

The cups churn forward a few inches -and grind to a halt. 
 Wired 

Let's just watch their little female world grind to a halt. 
 Choke 

Investment would grind to a halt as firms wait for the fog to clear. 
 Reuters 

Investment will grind to a halt as firms wait for the fog to clear. 
 Reuters 

Photo: PHOTOSPORT Ryan said the nation would grind to a halt during the Games. 
 Radio NZ 

When we stop buying cars or other durables, our economies grind to a halt. 
 The Guardian 

Conventional PCs can grind to a halt in such conditions. 
 The Guardian 

Then their nocturnal expedition seems to grind to a halt of its own accord. 
 A bridge to the stars 

Life as we know it would grind to a halt. 
 The Guardian 

When the conveyor belt broke, the operation would grind to a halt, he recalled. 
 Reuters 

Significados de grind to a halt en inglés