putting the kibosh on
phrase
as in halting
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
Remembered the time the police quickly put the kibosh on the wild party.
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“Putting the kibosh on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20the%20kibosh%20on. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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