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put paid to

  1. Finish off, end, as in We'd best put paid to this issue. [Early 1900s]



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But Robert Kubica won the race at the age of 40, with a severely damaged right arm - the legacy of a horrific rally crash 14 years ago which nearly took his life and put paid to a glittering career as a Formula 1 driver who could have won world championships.

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Maybe the dramatic rise and rise of 20-year-old England back rower Pollock put paid to his chances also.

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But the advantage of free air Piastri had earned by turning his pole into the lead, and the strain following puts on tyres, meant Norris was always likely to have been fighting a losing battle, even before the brake problems in the last 15 laps that put paid to his hopes of making a late charge.

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Injury put paid to her 2023 plan and the Scot feels "rushing" her marathon training contributed to the injuries that meant she was unable to run for nearly six months.

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The yellows in qualifying put paid to that, and instead Norris ended up helping Piastri.

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