Characterized by intermittently occurring suspensions of movement or progress.The traffic has been stop-and-go all afternoon because of some accident on the freeway.Development on the site was pretty stop-and-go initially, but now that we have all our permits in order, we've been making great progress!
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105. there's no stopping (someone)
Someone cannot be stopped, prevented, or restrained from doing something because they are too tough or determined.I'll do my best to stall the press, but you know there's no stopping them when some salacious story gets leaked.Now that she's been picked to helm the latest major three-film blockbuster series, there's no stopping her.
See also: no, stop
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there’s no ˈholding/ˈstopping somebody
a person cannot be prevented from doing something because of their enthusiasm, energy, determination, etc: There was no holding him once he started talking about his life in India. ♢ You know Hannah — once she’s decided to do something there’s no stopping her.
See also: holding, no, somebody, stop
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Death from either falling from a great height or from hanging.I wouldn't get too close to the edge of that cliff if I were you, you'd have a pretty quick drop and a sudden stop.A: "You guys are already at the scene? OK, what do you think happened to our victim?" B: "Looks like a case of a quick drop and a sudden stop—we hear she had an apartment on the fifty-first floor."People around here used to take the law into their own hands and punish criminals with a quick drop and a sudden stop—if you know what I mean.
See also: and, drop, quick, stop, sudden
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