abruptly ending financial contributions; to financially ostracize; the stopping of monetary
flow. Often used as a serious warning in a quid pro quo situation.
phrase; idiom
The first recorded usage of the viral phrase 'turning off the faucets' was in 2024 by
Nevin Shapiro during a Momentum Podcast episode. “I said Coach, if that kid don’t see the field I’
m turning off the faucets”, for the purpose of clearly and definitively communicating to Larry Coker, that all funding to the Miami Hurricane
football program will immediately come to a halt if he didn’t start then freshman
Devin “Hurricane” Hester for subsequent games of the 2003 season. It’s an effective way for
one to convey the gravity and seriousness of a situation involving money in a not so subtle yet sophisticated manner.
"If you
don't meet the deadline, I'm turning off the faucets on this project."
“If you
don’t have a 3.5 GPA by the end of the semester I’m turning off the faucets!”
“Bro she broke up with you as soon as you turned the faucets off, she's a gold
digger!”