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
Nerses	-	Armenian
Zelpha	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Vlad	VLAHT (Russian)	Russian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Cindy	SIN-dee	English
LÉOnne	-	French
Jantine	yahn-TEE-nə	Dutch