put someone's pipe out
A British slang expression meaning to ruin or derail someone's plans, hopes, or ambitions.
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A British slang expression meaning to ruin or derail someone's plans, hopes, or ambitions. Rooted in the image of extinguishing someone's pipe — cutting off their enjoyment or comfort. While largely archaic today, the phrase still surfaces occasionally in British writing and older drama to convey deliberate sabotage or the spoiling of another person's schemes.
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(UK, slang, archaic) To scupper someone's plans.
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