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.

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