Stop something from happening
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Show stop (someone or something) from (doing something)(redirected from stop something from)stop (someone or something) from (doing something)To prevent or dissuade someone or something from performing some action or task. You can't stop me from moving to New York, Mom! You need to put some blocks in front of the car's wheels to stop it from rolling down the hill. See also: stop Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. stop someone from doing somethingto prevent someone from doing something. I can't stop her from running away. They couldn't stop themselves from eating. See also: stop McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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