kibosh

[ kahy-bosh, ki-bosh ]
/ ˈkaɪ bɒʃ, kɪˈbɒʃ /

noun Informal.

Idioms for kibosh

    put the kibosh on, to put an end to; squelch; check: Another such injury may put the kibosh on her athletic career.

Origin of kibosh

First recorded in 1830–40; of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for put the kibosh on

kibosh

kybosh

slang

noun

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

verb

(tr) to put a stop to

Word Origin for kibosh

C19: of unknown origin

Idioms and Phrases with put the kibosh on (1 of 2)

put the kibosh on

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.

Idioms and Phrases with put the kibosh on (2 of 2)

kibosh

see put the kibosh on.