"pulling the plug" meaning in English

See pulling the plug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-pulling the plug.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pulling the plug (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) passive euthanasia Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pulling_the_plug-en-noun-bSsfKttJ Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35

Verb

Audio: En-au-pulling the plug.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pulling the plug
  1. present participle and gerund of pull the plug Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pull the plug
    Sense id: en-pulling_the_plug-en-verb-FWNsw672

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