(idiomatic) Some period of time, such as a term of employment or a lifetime, is coming to an end.

(informal, often imperative, idiomatic) To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.

(computing) A special variety of router used to route packets in a VLAN environment.

(idiomatic) To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with.

(idiomatic) A recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success.

(idiomatic) Back to the start, as after a dead end or failure.

(idiomatic, often followed by on) To carry out a trick or deception; to behave contrary to expectations.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, one's, breath. To keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling.

To hold a position in battle. / (idiomatic) To maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition.

(US, idiomatic) A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.