kibosh (redirected from kybosh)

ki·bosh  (kbsh, k-bsh)

n. Informal

A checking or restraining element: had to put the kibosh on a poorly conceived plan.

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kibosh

Noun

put the kibosh on Slang to put a stop to [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

kibosh - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" block, halt, stop embargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"