stop the rot

phrase

British

: to stop things from getting worse

The team stopped the rot with a 5–0 win last night.

Examples of stop the rot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There was also a lot of focus on Tottenham and whether Roberto De Zerbi could stop the rot for his team after two defeats in their first two league matches of the season. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

That’s not ideal as the Seagulls look to get their season back on track and stop the rot against one of the league’s best teams. — Darren Richman, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025

Horta-Osório was appointed last April to stop the rot at the global investment bank. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2022

The pressure is increasing on Binotto, who seems at a loss how to stop the rot. — Jerome Pugmire, The Denver Post, 16 July 2020

Rhymes for stop the rot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot