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kibosh
[ kahy-bosh, ki-bosh ]
kibosh
/ ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ /
noun
- put the kibosh onto put a stop to; prevent from continuing; halt
verb
- tr to put a stop to
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kibosh1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kibosh1
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Idioms and Phrases
- put the kibosh on, Informal. to put an end to; squelch; check:
Another such injury may put the kibosh on her athletic career.
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Example Sentences
But the Oscar put the kibosh on doubters; certainly nobody demanded a recount, save perhaps the four losers in his category.
But in April, a few months after she turned 40, she seemingly put the kibosh on any talk of plastic surgery.
The sum total of these moves seem aimed at putting the kibosh on diplomacy.
If British regulators hadn't put the kibosh on the deal, their plan just might have worked.
Nobody in the White House will put the kibosh on a deal he wants to make.
Under any circumstances, said Shultz, this business seems to put the kibosh on our little plan.
It ought to be easy enough for the four of us to figure out some way to put the kibosh on him.
By steady steps our hero rose, to heights of usefulness and fame; he put the kibosh on his foes, and held the ace in every game.
Kibosh thought awhile, and then, with his gentle smile, he again removed his chickle and placed it on the window-sill.
"Chickle is not liquid refreshment," said Kibosh, mildly; and he held out the box to his tall guest.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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