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
Phaedra	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Maude	MAWD	English
Peg	[peg]
Amarachi	-	Western African, Igbo
Madonna	[mə'dɔnə]
JÚLia	ZHOO-lyə (Portuguese), YOO-lee-aw (Hungarian)	Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian, Slovak