put the kybosh on

ki·bosh (k

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n. Informal

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

[Origin unknown.]

kibosh, kybosh [ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ] Slang

put the kibosh on to put a stop to; prevent from continuing; halt

(tr) to put a stop to

[of unknown origin]

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Verb

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"

Translations

kibosh [ˈkaɪbɒʃ] N to put the kibosh on sth → dar al traste con algo

kibosh

n (inf) to put the kibosh on something → etw vermasseln (inf)

kibosh [ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ] n (fam) to put the kibosh on sth → mettere fine a qc

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dash
embargo
exposure
forbid
foreclose
forestall
halt
kybosh
preclude
prevent
Scotch
stay
stop
Thwarting
To put the kibosh on
undermine
veto

Reagan suggested on that summer day in 2003 that his father, a victim of Alzheimer’s disease, could have been helped – perhaps even cured - if the current Bush Administration had not put the kybosh on stem-cell research.

Technology that may save lives: Stem Cell Therapeutics by AllPennyStocks.com / Stockhouse

So often, an attempt to follow the career of one horse in print is the quickest way to put the kybosh on the enterprise, but with Motivator it paid dividends, and to reread those articles is to relive the hopes, dreams and celebrations of people to whom the public is rarely afforded access.

Labours of love relived by one of racing's top writers; CHRISTMAS ... by The Racing Post (London, England)

Sadly, fate put the kybosh on that after Angel showed remarkable double standards and refused to forgive her past - which was none of her doing.

The story so far; TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES SUNDAY, BBC1, 9pm by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

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