Comes to a grinding halt
Hi,
If someone's life comes to a grinding halt, what does it mean? Does it mean his or her life stops very suddenly, especially before it was meant to? (according to an online dictionary)
Thanks a lot.
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anonymous If someone's life comes to a grinding halt, what does it mean? "Grinding halt" is a cliche, along with "shuddering halt" and "screeching halt". You are supposed to imagine a machine making a noise as it fails or a car's tires as the car stops.
- anonymous If someone's life comes to a grinding halt, what does it mean?
- "Grinding halt" is a cliche, along with "shuddering halt" and "screeching halt".
- You are supposed to imagine a machine making a noise as it fails or a car's tires as the car stops.
- They all simply mean "halt", with perhaps some added unspecified surprise or catastrophe.
- As far as what your writer meant, it is impossible to tell for sure without context, but the impression I get is that he didn't know himself or he wouldn't have used such a hackneyed expression.
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anonymousIf someone's life comes to a grinding halt, what does it mean?
"Grinding halt" is a cliche, along with "shuddering halt" and "screeching halt". You are supposed to imagine a machine making a noise as it fails or a car's tires as the car stops. They all simply mean "halt", with perhaps some added unspecified surprise or catastrophe. As far as what y
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