put a decisive end to(Sadly, that was as far as they went – South Africa put a decisive end to the host nation's dreams for this particular world cup.Maria Klavdieva)
close the door on(на/ в чём-либо; в контексте: But Wilson isn't ready to close the door on his career just yet. • Jim Binkley is about to close the door on his career at XYZ to accept a new role with ABC. • It was also high time to encourage the parties to close the door on the decades-long conflict between them.4uzhoj)
ice the game(Paul Gaustad and Jason Pominville iced the game with goals in the final period and Ryan Miller was outstanding in making 31 saves. VLZ_58)
