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A plug provides electricity. So, what happens when you pull the plug?
D: My first annual pickle ball celebration party is way over budget.
A: Well, Dan, maybe you don’t need uh, a 10-piece jazz band? And the snake handler alone costs a thousand dollars.
D: But I love snakes. Maybe I just pull the plug on this whole thing.
A: Dan, you just need to pull the plug on the $500 chocolate fountain?!
Pulling the plug just means to put an end to a plan or activity.
If I were Dan, I’d pull the plug on the snake handler, not the chocolate fountain!
And that’s English in a Minute.
