put the kibosh on

Idioms and Phrases

Restrain or check something, as in The rain put the kibosh on our beach party , or The boss put the kibosh on the whole project . The word kibosh has been used in English since the first half of the 1800s and its origin is unknown.

Example Sentences

Avlon urgently wants to protect abortion rights, warns about the dangers of Project 2025, and bemoans the fact that Donald Trump put the kibosh on a bipartisan border security bill.

From Slate

Erica Donald, Aaron’s wife of four years and mother of two children, did her best to put the kibosh on such speculation in a 16-second video Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

All these factors, taken together, should be enough to put the kibosh on dreams of a society-transforming intergenerational wealth transfer.

From Seattle Times

It is likely just a coincidence that Manchin’s corporate donors, including Home Depot’s Ken Langone, immediately showered him with cash after he put the kibosh on a version of Build Back Better in 2022 that included paid leave.

From Slate

Even at that, a federal study on physical education in the 1920s put the kibosh on girls basketball in some areas of the state.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• abrogate
• annul
• cancel
• dissolve
• eradicate
• nullify
• overthrow
• overturn
• prohibit
• put an end to
• repeal
• rescind
• revoke
• set aside
• stamp out
• suppress
• terminate
• wipe out