put the brakes on

Alternative forms

 * (intransitive only)

Verb

 * 1)  To stop (an event, action, or process) or to slow it down.
 * 2)  To cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.
 * 1)  To cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.
 * 1)  To cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.
 * 1)  To cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.