(1) Put paid to = destroy or finish something  ; stop abruptly.

• A massive heart attack put paid to his aspiration to become a Carnatic musician.
• A spinal operation put paid to her career as a ballet dancer.
• A knee injury has put paid to her chances of getting into final.

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(2) Dead end job = A job in which there is little or no chance of career development or advancement into a higher paid position.

• He had quite a dead-end job as a manager in a small establishment.
• Having no enthusiasm to get and go to work is a clear sign you are in a dead end job.