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kibosh
[kahy-bosh, ki-bosh]
kibosh
/ ˈ첹ɪˌɒʃ /
noun
to put a stop to; prevent from continuing; halt
verb
(tr) to put a stop to
Word History and Origins
Origin of kibosh1
Word History and Origins
Origin of kibosh1
Idioms and Phrases
put the kibosh on, to put an end to; squelch; check.
Another such injury may put the kibosh on her athletic career.
Example Sentences
This may explain how a handful of homeowner groups put the kibosh on a 16-mile above-ground rail line across the west San Fernando Valley back in the early 1990s.
The McConnell minority's ability to put the kibosh on laws was merely a teaser for their most radical and influential strategy.
“I suppose they think they can put a kibosh on it,” she said.
On Tuesday, Rogan said that Harris' campaign put the kibosh on certain topics during a potential interview, which led him to decline.
When pressed with the idea Wednesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged he couldn’t totally kibosh it.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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