wind(something)down
phrasal verbwithwindverbuk/waɪnd/us/waɪnd/wound|wound
to endgraduallyor instages, or tocausesomething to do this:
Thegovernmentintendstowindtheschemedown in thespring.
Unfortunately, thepartywas justwindingdown as we got there.
If abusinessororganizationwindsdown, or if someonewindsit down, theamountofworkit does isgraduallyreduceduntil itclosescompletely:
They'rewindingdowntheiroperationsabroadbecause they'relosingmoney.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- draw
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
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