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put the kibosh on

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put the kibosh on someone or something

Fig. to squelch someone or something; to veto someone or someone's plans. I hate to put the kibosh on Randy, but he isn't doing what he is supposed to. Your comments put the kibosh on the whole project.

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put the kibosh on something

to prevent an activity from happening They had planned a two-day, 150-mile bike ride but bad weather put the kibosh on it.

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put the kibosh on something

  (old-fashioned, informal)

to prevent something that is planned from happening The rain put the kibosh on our plans for a picnic.

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put the kibosh on

Restrain or check something, as in The rain put the kibosh on our beach party, or The boss put the kibosh on the whole project. The word kibosh has been used in English since the first half of the 1800s and its origin is unknown.

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