休きゅう止し符ふを打うつ

expression, godan verb (-tsu)

put a period to; put an end to; settle for the time being

Idiomatic expression meaning to bring something to a close, often temporarily or as a stopping point. The image is of placing a rest symbol in music, suggesting a pause rather than a permanent end.

• この問もん題だいにはいったん休きゅう止し符ふを打うって、次つぎの議ぎ題だいに移うつりましょう。

  Let's put a period to this issue for now and move on to the next topic.

• 長なが年ねんの論ろん争そうにようやく休きゅう止し符ふが打うたれた。

  A period was finally put to the long-standing dispute.