Pulled the trigger?
lol, you're right, the brainfart completely changes the meaning.
I corrected it.
Common phrase.
Parent used "pulled the plug", are you saying it's applicable here and not "pulled the trigger" like suggested?
That commenter you're replying to knows that. The original commenter before them wrote "pulled the plug" which is different and doesn't quite apply here (actually implies the opposite of what they meant to say).