Performs
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Both words in one sentence
- In Fullmetal Alchemist after failing to stop Lust's approach with a bullet to the knee Roy Mustang swiftly performs a Mozambique Drill on the charging homunculus.
Source: Double Tap - Gideon instead performs an incredibly risky Mega-Maw Maneuver by opening the hangar doors, slowing down the ship, and using the emergency arresting fields to bring the incoming fighter's speed to a resting stop relative to the ship.
Source: Loophole Abuse / Live-Action TV - In Fawlty Towers, Basil, played by John Cleese, evokes part of it and calls it "a funny walk" when he infamously tries to stop mentioning the war but performs a goose step in front of some German guests.
Source: Silly Walk
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