kibosh

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kibosh definition

[ˈkɑɪbɑʃ] or [kəˈbɑʃ]
  1. tv.
    to end something; to squelch something. : Please don't try to kibosh the scheme this time.
  2. n.
    the end; the final blow; the thing that terminates something. (Usually with the. See also put the kibosh on (sth).) : They thought the kibosh was overdone.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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kibosh

see put the kibosh on.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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