Examples:

• The company decided to put the brakes on the project due to budget issues.
• He wanted to invest more money, but his advisor told him to put the brakes on.
• Rising costs forced them to put the brakes on their expansion plans.
• She had to put the brakes on her spending after seeing her credit card bill.
• The government may put the brakes on new policies until further review.
• His injury made him put the brakes on his training for a while.
• We should put the brakes on this discussion until we have all the facts.
• The teacher quickly put the brakes on the noisy classroom.
• They had to put the brakes on their road trip because of bad weather.
• He was getting too excited, so his friend told him to put the brakes on and think carefully.