Stopping

Running a red light.

This idiom or expression has to do with:

Not stopping at a red light.
Driving through the intersection at a red light.

Women are less likely than men to run a red light!!

Missing a beat

This idiom or expression means:

Stopping briefly.

When I suddenly hear a loud noise in recent months, my heart misses a beat!
Despite all the noise in the background, he continued the lecture after missing a beat.

Compare to:
Without missing a beat.

Stopping on a dime.

This idiom or expression has to do with:

Stopping quickly.

Q. Did you fix the brakes on your car?
A. I sure did. It now stops on a dime!!

Calling it quits..

This idiom or expression has to do with:

Stopping or quitting something.

By now we know we’re not gonna succeed. We might as well call it quits now, before we lose all our savings!

Turning in.

This idiom or expression has to do with:

Stopping to do what you're doing, as in:
When someone says “Well, I’ll be turning in now,” they mean something like:
That’s it for me.
I’m finished. I’m going home.
I’m tired. I’m going to bed. Etc.

Submitting, as in:
I’m gonna finalize my report tonight and turn it in tomorrow.

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