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What does grind to a halt mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, of a productive activity) Coming to a standstill, or ceasing to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.
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The Liberals seem content to stand by and watch a vibrant industry grind to a halt.
Unless you have the foresight to lay up stores in advance, production will grind to a halt.
I run away from netballs, swerve to avoid hockey sticks, grind to a halt in the sack race.
There is the danger that the political process of democratization will grind to a halt.
Without the ability to move people and goods along our highways and at our border crossings in particular, our economy would grind to a halt.
What is the minister of trade doing to stop this injustice and what is his game plan for when our agricultural exports grind to a halt?

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