pump the brakes原本是驾车术语，指“一踏一放制动器”。pump the brakes on sth. 停止做某事，与put the brakes on sth.意思差不多。
【例句】
The government has taken some steps to put the brakes on inflation.
政府已采取措施来抑制通货膨胀。
They should put the brakes on bad spending habit.
他们应该遏制不良的消费习惯。
