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Ukraine and Lithuania jointly put paid to Russia's election bid to chemical weapons watchdog board (www.pravda.com.ua)
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[–] lauha@lemmy.one 13 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I cannot make heads or tails from that title

[–] Ulara@sopuli.xyz 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, "to put paid to (something)" is a rather rare British English idiom, and I also had to look it up. Basically, it means "to stop something from happening or spoil plans for something".

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 3 points 10 months ago

Thanks

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