bring to a standstill

In a joint statement, the unions said such coordinated industrial action "would be unprecedented in recent years and would bring to a standstill all bus and rail services in Northern Ireland".

Russia's leaders might want to reflect on the fact that by the same token, for the first time in history Russia has been under no real threat of attack from the West” So far, very limited numbers of lightly disguised Russian troops have been enough to bring to a standstill the entire fighting strength of the Ukrainian army - last autumn, the Nato estimate was that a mere 3,000 Russian soldiers were present in the Donbas.

Stalemate, stāl′māt, n. in chess-playing, the position of the king when he cannot move without being placed in check.—v.t. to put into a condition of stalemate: to bring to a standstill.

Introducing an installation cap or abolishing the law on renewables would “bring to a standstill the switch to clean- energy sources,” the BEE renewable-energy lobby and its allies from consumer and environment groups said in a letter to the chancellor on Jan. 20.

Within this area the defence intend to bring to a standstill the most determined offensive.