put paid to

verb3

1. •
   (UK) To put an end to.

   • If Harry had always seemed a sickly child, Harrow put paid to notions that he was really a physical weakling. — 2010
2. •
   (UK) To terminate; to cancel (plans or expectations); to preclude (possibilities); to stop (something) once and for all.

   • The rain put paid to our plans for a picnic.
3. •
   (UK, old-fashioned) To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".

   • Well, then, I'll put paid to that little account. — 1893