"put the plug in the jug" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put the plug in the jug.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts the plug in the jug [present, singular, third-person], putting the plug in the jug [participle, present], put the plug in the jug [participle, past], put the plug in the jug [past]
Etymology: Chosen for the rhyme. Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the plug in the jug}} put the plug in the jug (third-person singular simple present puts the plug in the jug, present participle putting the plug in the jug, simple past and past participle put the plug in the jug)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, informal) To cease drinking alcohol; to become teetotal. Tags: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Synonyms: put in the pin

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