Put a halt to (something) American British phrasal verb
To stop doing something or terminate something
I wish to put a halt to her whispering which makes me very unpleasant.
If there is any dispute or quarrel, the referee will immediately put a halt to it to make sure the match go on.
After gaining the agreement of the council, she had put a halt to this conference early.
To decide that something is completely finished so that you can start doing something else
To win only by a smaill amount; to win narrowly
To close the door
To stop talking or thinking about something.
The verb "put" should be conjugated according to its tense.