put a stopper in

“Put a stopper in the bottom of a bathtub, and the bathtub fills up pretty quick,” Shugar says, “It doesn’t have to take long to create a small lake.”

In other words, the novel coronavirus didn't put a stopper in production.

A Democrat who could, in theory, put a stopper in Trump’s bottle is former vice president Joe Biden.

But McGruder, back on the court, made a three-point play with 17 1/2 left to put a stopper in the Longhorns' momentum.

If the Egyptian regime responds with ruthless repression and is effective at it, then I think they will put a stopper in the movement.