put the mockers on

put the mockers on something

(British informal)

to spoil something or to prevent it happening Carol's parents decided to stay in on Saturday night, which put the mockers on her plans for a party.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pwyll	-	Welsh Mythology
Titilayo	-	Western African, Yoruba
Shyam	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
Kgosi	-	Southern African, Tswana
Sammy	SAM-ee	English
Peregrinus	-	Late Roman